Today it takes just one day. Back then, the old-fashioned "green-skinned trains" the pigs took had to depart from Shanghai early, in case the heavy New Year traffic halted them halfway. "It was common to depart on the day of Chinese Lunar New Year," said ... ( read original story ...)
Top Chinese Stock TAL Education Tests Buy Point Amid Xi Power Grab; New Oriental Loses Support
The original deadline would expire on Feb. 28 of this year. The country announced plans in 2015 to shift to a U.S.-style registration system for stock-market flotations on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges, but the National People's Congress has yet to ... ( read original story ...)
Asian stock markets gain after Wall Street rally
KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.7 per cent to ... WALL STREET: Wall Street capped several days of choppy trading with a rally that gave the stock market a modest gain for the week. Technology companies, banks and health care stocks ... ( read original story ...)
Global stock markets rise as investors seek Fed clues
ASIA'S DAY: The Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.2 percent while Tokyo's ... Jakarta declined. FED WATCH: Confidence in stock markets was buoyed by a late rally on Wall Street on Friday that capped several days of choppy trading. Whether that sentiment ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stock market climbs to three-week high
The company, in a statement to the stock exchange on Monday ... said the medium-term outlook is improving on subsiding market volatility. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.2%, climbing for a sixth straight day. The yuan traded onshore strengthened ... ( read original story ...)
Global Stock Markets Continue Advance — 2nd Update
Chinese large caps were a major weak spot, with the Shanghai Composite Index and ... higher," said Ric Spooner, chief market analyst at CMC Markets. "This has given license to investors to push stock indexes higher in response to good" earnings seasons. ( read original story ...)
Global Stock Markets Fade as Wild Month Ends
Take the Shanghai Composite ... required to push yields significantly higher," said Ric Spooner, chief market analyst at CMC Markets. "This has given license to investors to push stock indexes higher in response to good" earnings seasons. ( read original story ...)