... Valuation gap is a widely-used metric for investors. Most technology start-ups in the Silicon Valley have an average valuation of US$4.7 million during the seeding round, while those in Israel only ha ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-25
... ale Inc., Gap Inc. and other apparel retailer have been facing stiff competition from fast-fashion chains including Inditex's Zara, as well as H&M and Forever 21. Last month, Guess reported first- ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-15
... ening the gap between A- and H-shares. The Hang Seng China AH Premium Index has shot up as many dual-listed mainland heavyweights have seen their A-shares surge due to Beijing's emergency support. In ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-11
... 2012, the gap between their average actual parity and their average ideal parity (1.67) had widened to 0.43. It would mean almost 40 percent of the woman had not attained their ideal family size. Dela ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-10
... ng wealth gap The wealth gap has kept widening in Hong Kong since 1994. By 2015, the top 1 percent of the population, the super-rich billionaires, control one-third of the city’s wealth, while another ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-06
... tyle, the gap between him and the lawmakers could further widen, and no one will be able to help him then. It's time for Leung to learn how to compromise if he wants to be re-elected as chief executiv ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-29
... ridge the gap between Beijing and Hong Kong, while pouring cold water on Hong Kong people's desire for a fair, open and transparent electoral framework. Now, in the wake of the failed Legco vote, the ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-24
... yuan; the gap was due to a loss of 235 million yuan incurred by a small group of other shareholders. The report cites the researcher saying this kind of big discrepancy between different profits is qu ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-24
... ing price gap of dual-listed A/H shares over last six months, in a sign that foreign funds and investors are playing a significant role in the market. Beijing has adopted an approach of “crossing the ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-23
... fare, the gap will widen further because business-class airfare is normally at least double that of the economy class. While the planned change has been criticized as “robbing the poor to help the ric ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-23
... he supply gap is unlikely to ease anytime soon given that the reform of the initial public offering market is still under way. The short supply will trigger an insane market run-up, which is usually f ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-22
... dging the gap between the rich and the poor in Hong Kong. He strongly believes that education holds the key to a better life. But in order to succeed, students must be equipped with the right skills a ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-20
... arrow the gap with a three-pointer from the corner as part of his team's 11-4 run to open the second quarter. Cleveland, despite a slew of turnovers, battled mightily throughout the second before fina ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-17
US clothing retailer Gap Inc. will close a quarter of its specialty stores in North America over the next few years, including 140 this year, as it struggles to cope with slumping sales, Reuters repor ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-16
... ng wealth gap and average incomes that have not increased for 13 years. Using figures from the Finance Ministry, Chu Jing-yi, a researcher at Academia Sinica, found that the richest 1 per cent in Taiw ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-15
... he income gap among our working population. Here is one simple example: If the government wants to hire a cleaner under a permanent contract, it will normally have to pay HK$11,000 a month. However, i ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-15
... t now the gap has narrowed to 5 percent. That has forced many foreign factories in China to relocate elsewhere. The country is facing a dilemma at the moment, with limited high-end technology and inte ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-13
That old question, what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object, received a new answer on June 4 when tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong poured into Victoria Park for the 26 ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-09
... t funding gap and give Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his country’s creditors -- the eurozone and the International Monetary Fund -- more time to chart a new path for Greece’s economy. But it does ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-09
... China, Singapore and South Korea of Invesco Asset Management Asia Ltd. Regulators in Hong Kong and mainland China are expected to unveil the agreement next month. The deal sets the criteria for f ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-08