Making Sense of the Trump Economy
Daily Friend American Dispatch October 12, 2025 Continue reading Making Sense of the Trump Economy
Trump’s Dangerous Move to Control the Federal Reserve
The Daily Friend September 14, 2025 Continue reading Trump’s Dangerous Move to Control the Federal Reserve
Hong Kong Markets Are Booming
by Barry D. Wood Over the past 12 months Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index is up 45%, becoming the world’s best performing equity market. Hong Kong also is the global leader in initial public offerings with 44 deals closed raising $14 billion in the first half of the year. IPO activity in Hong Kong—almost all from mainland China—is up 700 percent over 2024. Admittedly Hong Kong is … Continue reading Hong Kong Markets Are Booming
Hong Kong Media: Sliding Towards Irrelevance
The Wire-China August 10, 2025 Continue reading Hong Kong Media: Sliding Towards Irrelevance
Joe Hatfield Built Walmart into a Powerhouse in China
Visiting Walmart’s Super Center in Shenzhen in 2005 and meeting the company’s Asia chief Joe Hatfield remains a reporting highlight. I arrived a short time before the store’s 7 a.m. opening and found Hatfield waiting for me with two associates. Rail thin, chain smoking, he wore a shirt and tie but no jacket. The name tag on his shirt pocket said simply, “Joe.” We sat … Continue reading Joe Hatfield Built Walmart into a Powerhouse in China
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