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Living in Shanghai: Monthly Archives for April 2009

CONSUMERS ARE SPENDING AGAIN!!! Real GDP growth "-6.1%" - Advance Number

TOLLS DECREASE on the HU JIA Toll Road!!

HOW DEEP IS THE FED??? WAAAAYYY Deep!

What's a MERS?!!! WHOA - and NO ONE KNOWS who is foreclosing on whom?!!?

Stressed about Stress Tests!!!! Laughing!

Mid-Earnings Season, THE Markets

28 Moves and Midterm Written!

Penny Benny (P.B.G.C.) Soon to Be In Trouble - Auto Pensions and Then What?!

Tax rates around the world from the Economist

NASDAQ in CHINA: GEM or Growth Enterprise Market!!

FINALLY, a Little Reality Hits the Stock Markets!

Cramer and Perkins next to each other?!! In the Bookstore, oh!

Istanbul to Denver - BOOKED!!

Elevated Freeways and Flowers - Still Spring!

Stuck in a Rut, Green Shoots, Glimmers - Euphemisms ABOUND!!!

REAL WAGES UP - that's Purchasing Power!!

Weather in Shanghai - IT FEELS LIKE SUMMER!!

Innovation rarely comes from Established Companies

TWO MONTHS TO CAIRO!!! That's Egypt!

China's Economic Growth Soon - Money Supply UP!

Sprucing up Shanghai for Expo, I imagine!!

Banks - No Premium, No Executive Pay Cut = Cake and Eat it Too!?

Spring in Shanghai!!

Fed Researchers - perhaps use "Bridge Loans" for Homeowners

Vayama Travel Company - Advise Not to use

TALF (Term Asset Loan Facility) Requests are Down!!

I.M.F. - a new "Mandate"? An Explanation ...

Seems Like EVERYDAY - New Powder, eh? Over 600" now!

Markets UP 1% but We STILL lost TONS of Jobs!?!??

Computer Updated - YES!!!

A NEW Phone!! Nokia 2600!!

U.S. Alpine Skiing National Championships - Volcanic Ash, New Snow!

Alta CONTINUES to PILE UP THE SNOW!!! 50" in 5 days!!