... al in New York to address a United Nations summit on climate change on Tuesday. It shows him alighting from the official helicopter Marine One with the First Lady Michelle Obama right behind him. Pas ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-24
Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday in New York following his conviction on terrorism charges. In March, the Kuwaiti-born 48-year-old was f ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-24
World leaders will gather in New York on Wednesday for the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly at a time when the world faces a host of festering security threats. Speaking at a news c ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-23
After its auspicious trading debut on the New York Stock Exchange last Friday, what would be the next step for Alibaba? The Chinese e-commerce behemoth has raised more than US$20 billion in its initia ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-23
Private-equity group Blackstone is "giving up on Russia" after getting frustrated in its attempts to secure deals in the country, Financial Times reported. The New York-based buyout group has chosen n ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-22
... ce in New York to better understand how global-scale philanthropy works. He is scheduled to attend the Clinton Global Initiative. Clinton said Ma could leverage Alibaba’s success to improve the infra ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-22
... n the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. Alibaba shares jumped 38 percent on the first day of trading, beating the average 26 percent jump for US-listed technology and Internet deals this year. The s ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-22
... n and New York could also be used by Beijing to further its goals, he said. In addition, the upcoming Hong Kong-Shanghai stock connect could be copied to other markets if things go smoothly with the c ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-19
... te of New York-based Chinese newspaper Duo Wei Times. In an interview with Germany's Welt am Sonntag newspaper earlier this month, the Tibetan spiritual leader, when asked whether he may ever be able ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-18
The most senior US military commander said he will recommend the deployment of ground troops to fight Islamic extremists if the current strategy of airstrikes fails, the New York Times reported. Appea ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-17
... n the New York Stock Exchange. Regulators are now consulting the public about Alibaba's controversial dual-class share structure. He said he supports Hong Kong for not giving up its principles in favo ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-15
... . The New York Times, citing a government website, reported that Qiemo’s 10,000 people are 73 percent Uighur and 27 percent Han. The Chinese government has certain policies that favor ethnic minoritie ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-15
... n the New York Stock Exchange this Friday. Many local investors were disappointed when Alibaba decided to give up its bid to float its shares in the city following regulatory objection to its dual-cla ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-15
... d the New York Post. But when it was shown to the public on Monday, that detail was gone. “Whoever touched it up did not do a very good job,” tour guide Richard Granis told the newspaper. “It was soft ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-12
... e the New York Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Board Options Exchange, all of which boast a long history. More than 80 percent of globa ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-12
... of a New York listing. When Alibaba goes public, Yahoo will sell as much as 140 million shares of the Chinese firm, or about a quarter of its holdings, potentially reaping US$8 billion or more, the r ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-11
... d the New York Times. -- Contact US at [email protected] KZ/AC/RA ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-11
A sense of normalcy has taken root in the part of New York City where crowds will gather on Thursday morning to mark the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. Rebuilding effor ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-11
... n the New York IPO, you can get about 300,000 shares. 3. In case you do not get enough Alibaba shares, try Tencent. With HK$150 million, you would get 1.2 million shares. Tencent, given its founder Po ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-10
Who is the richest man in mainland China: Wang Jianlin or Jack Ma? All eyes are on Ma, chairman of Alibaba Group, which is seeking a listing on the New York Stock Exchange. He has a net worth of US$21 ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-10
