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Xiaomi just took over China – is the U.S. next?
August 6th, 2014
In four short years, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi went from non-existence to No. 1 in China. Could the same happen in the United States? Possibly — but not anytime soon. Xiaomi captured 14% of the Chinese market in the ...
Microsoft’s Xbox One in China to be sold from JD.com
July 28th, 2014
China’s second-biggest e-commerce company by market share, JD.com Inc, will accept pre-orders for Microsoft Corp’s Xbox One games console in China from July 28 to July 30, the firm said on Monday. The pre-orders will be taken via Tencent Holdings’ ...
Interview with GoCoin’s Steve Beauregard
July 14th, 2014
I visited Los Angeles Bitcoin Incubator Bitropolis earlier this year, and I got to meet Steve Beauregard, the founder of GoCoin. While in his office in the scenic Santa Monica, CA, I had a few questions for him– and ...
Asian Equities Lower with Eyes on China
July 9th, 2014
Asian equities extended losses into a third session on Wednesday following a selloff on Wall Street overnight and steady Chinese inflation data. Consumer prices in the mainland rose an annual 2.3 percent last month, versus estimates for a 2.4 ...
Stocks: In need of a break?
May 14th, 2014
Wall Street might need a break. The past few days have seen investors push stock markets to all-time highs, but it looks like the pace could slow Wednesday. U.S. stock futures were barely moving ahead of the opening bell, ...
What Obama and Abe Didn’t Talk About
April 25th, 2014
As New York Times columnist Paul Krugman recently reminded readers, the dirtiest word an economist can call you is “Japanese.” Swedes must be stewing with regret for giving Krugman that Nobel Prize, after one of his columns likened the ...
Kim Dotcom’s Megaupload Sued By US Record Labels, Following Movie Studios’ Lawsuit, For Copyright Infringement
April 11th, 2014
Four major U.S. record labels have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit Thursday against file-sharing website Megaupload and its founder, Kim Dotcom, three days after the company was sued by Hollywood’s major movie studios and the Motion Picture Association of ...
Exclusive: Microsoft, Apple diverge on bankrolling big patent buyer
April 11th, 2014
Patent buyer Intellectual Ventures has persuaded Microsoft and Sony to invest in its latest acquisition fund while Apple and Intel, which invested with IV previously, declined to participate, according to people briefed on the fundraising. The investment decisions by ...
