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In the spirit of celebrating the holidays and spending time, virtually, with your loved ones, this holiday edition of CTRP features an interview with my nephew: Alexander Rendeiro. Since we can't be together in person, he joins me from New Jersey to discuss what his year has been like as a high school student and an avid connaisseur of music, gaming, and all things internet. But not cereal. Don't ever ask him about cereal.
From somewhere in Portugal to somewhere in Uganda. Today's podcast takes a few turns and comes with a bold declaration to take it back to the old school. Weekly podcasts are back? Can it be? Listen to all if it and subscribe in your podcast app. CTRP is in there somewhere.
Chinese stocks have sold off on jitters about the tariffs. Could this be the buying opportunity investors have been waiting for? (0:30) - Are Chinese Stocks An Opportunity For Value? (3:30) - Tracey’s Top Stock Picks (12:00) - Big Takeaways on Chinese Stocks: BABA, CTRP, TAL, TCEHY, JD Podcast@Zacks.com
Chinese stocks have sold off on jitters about the tariffs. Could this be the buying opportunity investors have been waiting for? (0:30) - Are Chinese Stocks An Opportunity For Value? (3:30) - Tracey’s Top Stock Picks (12:00) - Big Takeaways on Chinese Stocks: BABA, CTRP, TAL, TCEHY, JD Podcast@Zacks.com
May Day isn't just about angry socialists during motorbikes in France but other countries are peaceful. Hawaii has Lei day. Stock Mentiond are AMD NUGT AGNC MSFT CTRP. North Korea and Trump on breaking up big banks and general market talk
In this episode, Tracey is joined by John Blank, Zacks Chief Equity Strategist and editor of Zacks International Trader newsletter, as they discuss which are the best Chinese stocks for 2016. John has been investing in Chinese stocks in the International Trader for several years so he’s ridden the ups and downs in that market. He thinks there’s opportunities to get into some Chinese stocks in the new year, but he warns that investors have to be careful about the short sellers, which can decimate some of the small market cap names. He advises investors to stay in the biggest names like Baidu (BIDU), Ctrip.com (CTRP), and Trina Solar (TSL). Investors also have to be aware of the dangers of these companies going private, as Qihoo (QIHU), a Chinese internet company, just announced. Qihoo traded as high as $124 a share in 2014 before plunging in 2015. But it is going private at just $77 a share, which would be a significant loss for a shareholder who bought at the peak. Tracey hasn’t invested in Chinese stocks, either in her personal portfolio or in her Zacks services, including Value Investor, for several years after getting burned a couple of years ago in some of the fraudulent reverse merger stocks. Is she letting her past experiences taint her views? If she had to invest, she shares two Chinese stocks she would be buying for 2016 if she were going to buy Chinese stocks. Tracey and John also discuss Alibaba’s (BABA) mysterious recent acquisition of a Hong Kong English-language newspaper and magazines for $260 million. Tracey dislikes the deal because it is outside of Alibaba’s core business expertise but John thinks it will just expand Alibaba’s content reach. Should Alibaba be on your “buy” list for 2016? What other Chinese stocks are the best in their class? Listen to this week’s podcast to find out. Baidu Inc: http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/BIDU?cid=cs-soundcloud-ft-pod Ctrip.Com: http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/CTRP?cid=cs-soundcloud-ft-pod Trina Solar: http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/TSL?cid=cs-soundcloud-ft-pod Qihoo 360 Tech: http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/QIHU?cid=cs-soundcloud-ft-pod Alibaba: http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/BABA?cid=cs-soundcloud-ft-pod Follow us on StockTwits: stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch
If you've been alive for a few decades you've surely noticed how fast time passes and how things seem to change, sometimes even without us fully comprehending what has happened. Once a year, somewhere in Germany, several thousand enthusiastic individuals get together to consider those changes and look into what else is possible in the future. Beyond that, old and new friends get a chance to catch up, share knowledge, and maybe even get inspired.This event, known as the Chaos Communication Congress, has brought me friends and acquaintences that I feel very fortunate to have and look forward to seeing year after year. Two such friends and fellow audiofiles, join me on today's program to kickoff CTRP 2015 properly; by reporting from the congress and evaluating what this meeting is all about and how this thing connects to the big thing out there. Today on the program: Emmanuel and Kyle of 2600 Magazine, Off the Hook and Off the Wall.
Options Oddities 90: CLF, AZN, CTRP Unusual Activity for December 17, 2014: Put roll in Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (CLF) Combos trade in AstraZeneca plc (AZN) Calls trade in Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (CTRP)
This week we kick off 2014 by looking at a few nations that could be extra busy in a bad way this year. In Iraq the government prepares an assault on out-of-control Fallujah. In Israel thousands of African migrants take to the streets to protest a new law. Parliamentary elections in Bangladesh have ended despite violence, a boycott from all opposition parties and the international community. Meanwhile Latvia has become the 18th country to join the euro. And something strange is going on in Tokyo as Tuna prices plunge despite dwindling global stocks. Our NEWZ Source this week is a recently created organization finding ways to fund stories from post Haiyan Philippines. Finally today the plane is fueling up as the Dubai Project takes off in a matter of hours. For those who haven't heard it yet, Tim and Mitch are guests on the latest edition of CTRP recorded at 30C3.