節目主持：劉天賜、鄧達智、羅啟銳、鄧力圖
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
每秒運算17.6億次 超腦「泰坦」最強 (原載《星島日報》)
【星島日報報道】美國能源部旗下橡樹嶺國家實驗室的超級電腦「泰坦」（Titan），以每秒十七點五九千萬億次的運算速度，登上超級電腦排行榜「TOP500」榜首，成為全球最快的超級電腦。
「泰坦」佔地面積與標準籃球場相若，消耗的電力足以供應一個小城鎮，它擁有五十六萬多個處理器，今後將用於氣候變化、可再生能源以及核能研究的模擬計算。
「TOP500」是全球最權威的超級電腦排行榜，由一九九三年起每年兩次公布全球最快五百部超級電腦的排名。曾在二○一○年排名第一的中國「天河-1A」今次已跌落第八位。
「泰坦」佔地面積與標準籃球場相若，消耗的電力足以供應一個小城鎮，它擁有五十六萬多個處理器，今後將用於氣候變化、可再生能源以及核能研究的模擬計算。
「TOP500」是全球最權威的超級電腦排行榜，由一九九三年起每年兩次公布全球最快五百部超級電腦的排名。曾在二○一○年排名第一的中國「天河-1A」今次已跌落第八位。
Monday, November 12, 2012
網上騙案大幅上升 (原載《星島日報》)
警方表示，互聯網騙案大幅上升，尤其是利用電郵騙案和網上拍賣的案件。
警方指出，今年首9個月，共接獲2100宗科技罪案舉報，當中超過1400宗屬於網上騙案，網上騙案較去年同期上升近2倍，涉及的金額更增加4倍。其中網上拍賣的騙案有500多宗，涉及金額405萬元。除買家付款後收不到貨品，亦有一些賣家出售貨物後收不到錢。
另外，利用電郵的騙案亦大幅上升，很多時騙徒收集受害人資料後，進一步行騙。商業罪案調查科總督察孔慶勳表示，在網上騙案中，較嚴重的案件包括電郵騙案，有受害公司被騙將款額匯到海外戶口。
警方指出，今年首9個月，共接獲2100宗科技罪案舉報，當中超過1400宗屬於網上騙案，網上騙案較去年同期上升近2倍，涉及的金額更增加4倍。其中網上拍賣的騙案有500多宗，涉及金額405萬元。除買家付款後收不到貨品，亦有一些賣家出售貨物後收不到錢。
另外，利用電郵的騙案亦大幅上升，很多時騙徒收集受害人資料後，進一步行騙。商業罪案調查科總督察孔慶勳表示，在網上騙案中，較嚴重的案件包括電郵騙案，有受害公司被騙將款額匯到海外戶口。
Friday, November 9, 2012
Fiscal Cliff' Fear Sinks Stocks
Equity stock market sank for two days after election day. After the drop, market sentiment is still low as fear of fiscal cliff remains a dominant factor for market direction.
Traders and market manipulators pushed market down after president election. Despite a significant drop in broad market index, market participants are not selling in panic. Institutional and individual investors are especially calm while day traders are selling in a herd. Although market has dropped below the level when long term investors took profit before the Federal Reserve announcement of open-ended MBS buying program, there is no symptom that long term investors are taking profit again on market fear.
Since institutional and individual investors are waiting for market bottom and long term investors are still patient on market, day traders will finish selling soon. There is much speculation on market swing. The outlook for market is strong because of ample liquidity and low interest rate environment. market participants can make use of this opportunity to strengthen the portfolio for short term trading or long term appreciation.
Awaiting the End of Uncertainty? Don’t Hold Your Breath
A well worn adage about Wall Street suggests that markets can adjust to almost any circumstance, as long there are no surprises. "We don't like the idea of higher taxes," investors often say, "but we can deal with it (within reason) as long as you leave things alone after that."
Not only will any changes in the balance of power in the House and/or Senate have a major impact on the tone and outcome of lame duck session negotiations to address the fiscal cliff, but would also completely alter the agenda of the first two years for the next President.
Add in another election in Greece on Wednesday that could rekindle fears of a Eurozone breakup, as well as the start of China's 18th National Party Congress on Thursday, and it's conceivable that worries from beyond our borders could begin to intrude upon investors again too.
So as much as tomorrow's voting is set to mark the end of some uncertainty, if you're expecting markets to suddenly move into the HOV-lane and burst higher, you're sure to be disappointed. Politics are clearly a factor, but ultimately, it's earnings that matter most to Wall Street.
Beware of 'Trap Door' for Stocks: Pro
Investors should brace themselves for a sharp drop in stocks following a rally that started in June and moved towards a peak following the announcement of a third round of quantitative easing (QE3) in the United States, David Murrin, CEO at Emergent Asset Management said on Tuesday.
"There seems to be an assumption that because of QE3 and a program from the ECB that there is no downside risk to equity markets. If you look at leading stocks and the way that the S&P and the Dow have been trading there is the risk of a trap door to the downside and that's something people have ignored." Murrin added that he was skeptical about U.S. equities' ability to continue rising.
"I have a downside bias and in my opinion you should sell corrections to the upside. I think the downside could be very aggressive. People are very biased to the upside and have been complacent when it comes to Western stock markets," Murrin said.
Obama win has U.S. investors staring at fiscal cliff
U.S. investors will hit trading floors this morning with the same president and the same problems in gridlocked Washington. First up: a looming budget crisis that could send the U.S. economy reeling.
Steven Englander, Citigroup's head of G10 foreign exchange strategy, said markets could panic toward yearend if it looks as though no deal is imminent to avoid the fiscal cliff.
If that happens, investors will think twice about lending the U.S. government money at low interest rates, which would strain the economy, widen the deficit and hurt the dollar. It also raises the possibility that major credit-rating agencies will cut the U.S. debt rating.
Why US May Be Headed for Another Recession
All the problems investors face-from a fiscal meltdown to the various economic woes around the world-add up to one daunting prospect: Another possible recession just over the horizon.
As the financial world puts Tuesday's presidential election behind it, the light in the tunnel could be an economic freight train.
In the week prior to the election, investors pulled cash both from stocks and bonds. Equity-based mutual funds lost $1.4 billion while bond funds saw outflows of $895 million, according to Lipper fund flow data.
Continued accommodation from Federal Reserve monetary policy has been the antidote to fear of risk.
This week's market drop "does reflect real worry about the fiscal cliff" but "we view this as anxiety as an opportunity to buy, not sell," said Bernard Baumohl, chief global economist at the Economic Outlook Group.
"We have a situation where the range of outcomes is extremely wide," he said. "What that tells me from an investing standpoint is that we have to be fully diversified right now. I would not be taking concentrated bets across any asset class."
For Baum, the most important thing for investors to watch is not letting their emotions overcome their choices. He thinks Washington will come to a resolution that, at some point, will placate markets.
"You can't keep kicking things down the road," he said. "Once you get more certainty you get markets that will react and act more like markets, as opposed to emotional roller coasters."
Traders and market manipulators pushed market down after president election. Despite a significant drop in broad market index, market participants are not selling in panic. Institutional and individual investors are especially calm while day traders are selling in a herd. Although market has dropped below the level when long term investors took profit before the Federal Reserve announcement of open-ended MBS buying program, there is no symptom that long term investors are taking profit again on market fear.
Since institutional and individual investors are waiting for market bottom and long term investors are still patient on market, day traders will finish selling soon. There is much speculation on market swing. The outlook for market is strong because of ample liquidity and low interest rate environment. market participants can make use of this opportunity to strengthen the portfolio for short term trading or long term appreciation.
Awaiting the End of Uncertainty? Don’t Hold Your Breath
A well worn adage about Wall Street suggests that markets can adjust to almost any circumstance, as long there are no surprises. "We don't like the idea of higher taxes," investors often say, "but we can deal with it (within reason) as long as you leave things alone after that."
Not only will any changes in the balance of power in the House and/or Senate have a major impact on the tone and outcome of lame duck session negotiations to address the fiscal cliff, but would also completely alter the agenda of the first two years for the next President.
Add in another election in Greece on Wednesday that could rekindle fears of a Eurozone breakup, as well as the start of China's 18th National Party Congress on Thursday, and it's conceivable that worries from beyond our borders could begin to intrude upon investors again too.
So as much as tomorrow's voting is set to mark the end of some uncertainty, if you're expecting markets to suddenly move into the HOV-lane and burst higher, you're sure to be disappointed. Politics are clearly a factor, but ultimately, it's earnings that matter most to Wall Street.
Beware of 'Trap Door' for Stocks: Pro
Investors should brace themselves for a sharp drop in stocks following a rally that started in June and moved towards a peak following the announcement of a third round of quantitative easing (QE3) in the United States, David Murrin, CEO at Emergent Asset Management said on Tuesday.
"There seems to be an assumption that because of QE3 and a program from the ECB that there is no downside risk to equity markets. If you look at leading stocks and the way that the S&P and the Dow have been trading there is the risk of a trap door to the downside and that's something people have ignored." Murrin added that he was skeptical about U.S. equities' ability to continue rising.
"I have a downside bias and in my opinion you should sell corrections to the upside. I think the downside could be very aggressive. People are very biased to the upside and have been complacent when it comes to Western stock markets," Murrin said.
Obama win has U.S. investors staring at fiscal cliff
U.S. investors will hit trading floors this morning with the same president and the same problems in gridlocked Washington. First up: a looming budget crisis that could send the U.S. economy reeling.
Steven Englander, Citigroup's head of G10 foreign exchange strategy, said markets could panic toward yearend if it looks as though no deal is imminent to avoid the fiscal cliff.
If that happens, investors will think twice about lending the U.S. government money at low interest rates, which would strain the economy, widen the deficit and hurt the dollar. It also raises the possibility that major credit-rating agencies will cut the U.S. debt rating.
Why US May Be Headed for Another Recession
All the problems investors face-from a fiscal meltdown to the various economic woes around the world-add up to one daunting prospect: Another possible recession just over the horizon.
As the financial world puts Tuesday's presidential election behind it, the light in the tunnel could be an economic freight train.
In the week prior to the election, investors pulled cash both from stocks and bonds. Equity-based mutual funds lost $1.4 billion while bond funds saw outflows of $895 million, according to Lipper fund flow data.
Continued accommodation from Federal Reserve monetary policy has been the antidote to fear of risk.
This week's market drop "does reflect real worry about the fiscal cliff" but "we view this as anxiety as an opportunity to buy, not sell," said Bernard Baumohl, chief global economist at the Economic Outlook Group.
"We have a situation where the range of outcomes is extremely wide," he said. "What that tells me from an investing standpoint is that we have to be fully diversified right now. I would not be taking concentrated bets across any asset class."
For Baum, the most important thing for investors to watch is not letting their emotions overcome their choices. He thinks Washington will come to a resolution that, at some point, will placate markets.
"You can't keep kicking things down the road," he said. "Once you get more certainty you get markets that will react and act more like markets, as opposed to emotional roller coasters."
Friday, November 2, 2012
神秘公司突然解散 (轉載)
位于深圳的中国卓越置业集团的中国总公司
香港高層建築群——太古廣場（PACIFIC PLACE）坐落於香港太平山登山口附近的黃金地段，從那裡可以一覽香港“百萬美元的夜景”。那家公司的所在地就位於此。
“EXELLENCE EFFORT不動產開發”的登記地址是這棟大廈25層的一個房間，這棟大廈裡包括酒店和購物中心。從25層的房間窗口放眼望去一定會看到遠處綿延的群山。
記者之所以想要對該公司進行調查，是因為這家公司高層領導中有一人名叫鄧家貴，他的妻子齊橋橋正是習近平的姐姐。
習近平的家族人脈都涉及哪些商業領域呢？
記者查看了註冊在香港特別行政區政府的公司登記簿，這家公司的母公司與它的名稱完全相同，也叫“EXELLENCE EFFORT不動產開發”。註冊地是英屬維京群島，這里以“避稅天堂”而聞名。公司的50%股份為鄧家貴所持有，剩下50%的股份歸2名中國企業家，並且這兩人是親兄弟。
記者進一步調查後得知，這家母公司的母公司名叫“卓越置業集團”（總公司註冊在英屬開曼群島），並且這兄弟二人也是“卓越置業集團”的高層。
1996年，兄弟倆人中的弟弟在廣東省深圳市創業，公司在中國各地開發高級住宅區和商業設施。這是一家迅速成長的企業，曾經躋身“中國房地產企業100強”。
後來，記者又查看了保存在香港證券交易所的、2009年編成的“卓越置業集團”投資者用資料，共計595頁。這份資料的內容顯示，該公司從2004年起參與了深圳市中央商務區（CBD）的開發，並擁有7棟大樓。 2009年上半年的純利潤超過3億8千萬元。
為了採訪，記者來到了位於深圳市的“卓越置業集團”中國總部。
但是，哥哥以“正在治療眼睛”，弟弟以“正在開會，一直很忙”為由，拒絕了記者的見面請求。關於鄧家貴，該公司公關部負責人說，“連名字都沒聽說過。”
然而，不可思議的事情發生了。 7月20日，香港的“EXELLENCE EFFORT不動產開發”公司突然解散了，這正是記者來到深圳“卓越置業集團”中國總部採訪的兩天以後。
（未完待續）
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