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China's Richest Man Forced To Sell World's Largest Indoor Ski Resort 2 Weeks After It Opened

China's Richest Man Forced To Sell World's Largest Indoor Ski Resort 2 Weeks After It Opened

The man who declared war on Disneyland just opened the world’s largest indoor ski resort. And now he’s being forced to sell it.

As the South China Morning Post reports, Wanda City, the $6 billion resort development built by China’s wealthiest tycoon Wang Jianlin, opened for business two weeks ago. The resort, which, at 1.6 square kilometres, is the world’s largest indoor ski park.

Global Stocks Rise Amid Strong Economic Data; Yen Drops To 2 Month Low As Oil Resumes Slide

Global Stocks Rise Amid Strong Economic Data; Yen Drops To 2 Month Low As Oil Resumes Slide

In a quiet overnight session, S&P 500 futures are fractionally in the green (2,426, +0.2%) with European and Asian stocks as oil drops second day after an initial ramp higher amid speculation that LIbya and Nigeria may be asked to cap their production. Nasdaq 100 Index are again higher, following the biggest daily advance in more than a week, up 0.4% as of 6:20 a.m. in New York.

Financial "Collateral Damage" Highlights China's And Fed's Impossible Task

Financial "Collateral Damage" Highlights China's And Fed's Impossible Task

Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com,

Variant Perception notes China Broad Credit Growth Slows to Zero. The side effect is a huge amount of collateral damage.

The recent tightening of credit we have seen in China is primarily aimed at clamping down on shadow financing. Wealth management products have rapidly grown in size, from only 8% of total banking deposits in 2012 to over 20% today.

 

 

 

The Three Hidden Subplots Of The G20 Hamburg Summit

The Three Hidden Subplots Of The G20 Hamburg Summit

Authored by James Rickards via The Daily Reckoning,

The Group of Twenty, known as G20, is an unaccountable and powerful organization that is the closest thing on earth to a true world government. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the rotating President of the G20, will host the next G20 meeting in the city of Hamburg, on the mouth of the Elbe River near the North Sea Coast.

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