By stlplace on Dec 31, 2006 in Fun | 0 Comments
Happy New Year to all the readers, whether you are from the US, or China (would be very hard these days), or Europe, or somewhere else,…
I started this blog about a year ago. My original intension is to share things related to my work and life experience in mid-west US, from software to things in St. Louis. This has […]
By stlplace on Dec 30, 2006 in 401k and Personal Finance | 0 Comments
I did not put money into 401K right after I started to work in Fall 2000. Looking back this is my biggest mistake in 401K. Although I have some credit card debt at that time, I think I should at least put the money to get the company’s maximum match (free money, hehe). Not to […]
By stlplace on Dec 29, 2006 in Stocks, Fun | 0 Comments
It seems Heelys had a very good Christmas season. From my store visit to Journeys and Sports Authority, each account for 11.6% and 11% domestic sales in the fist 9 months in year 2006, the sales are doing well. I did notice one week before Xmas, SA offered some discount, and Journeys started discount after […]
By stlplace on Dec 29, 2006 in Stocks | 0 Comments
I don’t have to work these days. Besides reading the Peter Lynch’s book, checking out Crocs and Heelys in the stores, I also had a little time to review how I did with my 401K and taxable stock account. The good news is my 401K is getting a 18% gain, and for the first time in […]
By stlplace on Dec 29, 2006 in Business, Fun | 0 Comments
I noticed the Chicken price went up a little yesterday. I have not bought the whole roasted chicken from Schnuck for a while because usually when I got there at 6:30 or 7 PM, they are sold out. But I got it yesterday evening and I realized they are charging $5.99; it was $4.99 last […]
By stlplace on Dec 29, 2006 in China, Technology | 0 Comments
Here is what I saw from eBay:
***Asia Internet Connectivity Hit by Taiwan Earthquake – Trading Advice***
December 28, 2006 | 12:28PM PST/PT
“On December 26, an earthquake off the coast of Taiwan damaged several undersea cables shared by international telecommunications companies. This has disrupted Internet connectivity in many countries in Asia, including Australia.
While repairs are being made, […]
By stlplace on Dec 28, 2006 in China | 1 Comment
HMIN
# of ADRs 32,283,906/2
Price (27Dec06) $35
Market Cap (USD) $1,129,936,710/2 Note Google Finance has incorrect number
Rev (RMB) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2005 109,405,488 (1st half) 77,733,825 98,722,199
2006 110,671,567 138,386,977 160,352,229 170,000,000
YoY 106% 72%
Est 2006 Rev: $73,343,136 (assume 1 USD = 7.9 CNY )
Market Cap/Sales: 7.5 (it’s not totally out of whack
Note: # of ADRs is outstanding shares expressed in ADR , note one ADR = two ordinary shares
By stlplace on Dec 28, 2006 in Stocks, China | 0 Comments
I am not good at predicting the top or bottom of stocks, so take it for what it worth…
First is the LFC, China Life Insurance, which went from 100 to 140 in a few days mainly due to the “back to China” IPO in Shanghai Stock Exchange. Note GSH and other China blue chip ADRs […]
By stlplace on Dec 28, 2006 in Master Series | 0 Comments
I heard about Peter Lynch and his book more than two years ago; I ordered his book from Amazon last week because I wanted to learn more about stocks and investing. I just got to Chapter 5 now, but I found his book to be educational and interesting: his humor can be felt in many […]
By stlplace on Dec 28, 2006 in Business, China | 0 Comments
It seems to me the Internet connection from China to the outside world was down, because I could not get to some of the sites from baidu news. I attached the official email from iTalkBB, my IP phone provider at the end of this post. For me it’s just some inconvenience, but how much effect it would have on […]