Singapore stock calls for 16 May 2017

Europe-Singapore FTA has suffered a setback!

http://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/singapore-trade-deal-cannot-be-concluded-by-eu-alone-ecj-rules/

This will just drag on for a long time as this FTA requires all EU countries to ratify.  Some EU countries are very slow to endorse FTA.  This definitely doesn't bode well for SG.

Sino-Europe freight train business is flourishing.

http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/0514/c90000-9215085.html

The frequency of the Sino-Europe railway will definitely increase as the trading of goods increases.  Therefore, the new longer sea freight between SG & China looks dodgy.

Wow! China will be developing more advanced artificial intelligence.

http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/0514/c90000-9215395.html

A brain-like AI is definitely more advanced than any other current AIs which are just using retrospective algorithms.

Hopefully, this brain-link AI will be our saviour for mankind survival because the world will end in 100 years time.

Singapore stock calls for 15 May 2017

China slowdown is a bane for the world.

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/chinas-economy-shows-signs-slowing-april-024807973.html

China contributes 1/3 of global growth and its slowdown will reverberate around the globe causing a global downturn as well.

http://sg-stock.blogspot.sg/2017/04/china-1st-quarter-gdp-growth-is-69.html

Stop using microsoft windows and you won't be hacked!

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/microsoft-says-cyberattack-wake-call-governments-234854168.html

NSA is part of the problem for the microsoft hacking.  Therefore, it's wiser to stop using microsoft windows.

I've switched to linux and mac OS for my office and personal usages.  Therefore, this hacking doesn't concern me at all.  Yeah!

Is North Korea trying to antagonize Russia now?

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/north-korea-fires-missile-lands-183827492.html

Is North Korea trying to threaten Russia now with this missile?  Look like NK is trying to antagonize every country around it.

UFOs have invisible mode that we don't have.

Just look at how the UFOs can go invisible in a split second.

China's one-belt-one-road initiatives' result!

The one-belt-one-road initiatives had generated 1T of trading for China per year and China's investments in its partnering countries had exceeded $50b.  What an amazing result!  Kudos to China!

Malaysia has learnt a painful lesson after excluding China from KL-SG hsr.

http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/0514/c90000-9215022.html

Malaysia has repented and will continue to support and promote China in ASEAN.  It has signed more deals and cooperations with China.

At least Malaysia is smarter than SG and its economic growth will continue to outpace SG.

http://sg-stock.blogspot.sg/2017/05/malaysia-is-first-to-regret-for.html

The world is going to end in 100 years time - Stephen Hawking.

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/05/stephen-hawking-human-extinction-colonize-planet.html

Cambridge professor, Stephen Hawking, is predicting that the world will end in 100 years time instead of 1000 years which he predicted previously.

Baltic dry index - 1014

Today, Friday, May 12 2017, the Baltic Dry Index climbed by 2 points, reaching 1014 points.

Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The index is based on a daily survey of agents all over the world. Baltic Dry hit a temporary peak on May 20, 2008, when the index hit 11,793. The lowest level ever reached was on Wednesday the 10th of February 2016, when the index dropped to 290 points.

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Related stocks: Sembcorp Marine, Cosco & Pan Ocean.

US rig count - 885

HOUSTON (AP) — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by eight this week to 885.

A year ago, only 406 rigs were active amid a slump in energy prices.

Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 712 rigs sought oil and 172 explored for natural gas this week. One was listed as miscellaneous.

Texas added eight rigs while Colorado, North Dakota, Ohio and Wyoming each added one.

Oklahoma declined by two rigs while Alaska and New Mexico each lost one.

Arkansas, California, Kansas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Utah and West Virginia were unchanged.

The U.S. rig count peaked at 4,530 in 1981. It bottomed out last May at 404.

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Related stocks: Keppel Corp, Sembcorp Marine & Cosco.

Noble financial concerns will affect DBS if Noble goes belly up.

http://sg-stock.blogspot.my/2017/05/noble-is-in-serious-financial-trouble.html

Besides Oil & Gas, the commodity industry will affect DBS.

Singapore stock calls for 12 May 2017

Noble is in a serious financial trouble now.

https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2017-05-11/noble-group-fails-the-micawber-test?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=bd&utm_campaign=headline&cmpId=yhoo.headline&yptr=yahoo

A company will survive if it is still producing positive cash flows despite negative profits.  However, a company won't make it when it's producing negative cash flows with positive profits.  Many profitable companies collapsed because of negative cash flows.  Warren Buffett prefers positive cash flow than positive profit.

Noble has a double whammy because it has a debt load which it can't handle and it's producing a negative cash flow.

How are packages sorted in China warehouse?

Truly amazing!

New sea-rail link between China and Singapore is fishy.

http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/0510/c90000-9213546.html

There is something fishy about this new sea-rail link.  China can transport goods to Europe directly now with its railway.  Therefore, it doesn't make sense for China to transport goods to Europe via Singapore.  China can also ship its goods to South Africa via Myanmar or Pakistan port directly because its railways are connected to these 2 countries.  Likewise, China can ship its goods to USA directly too.  I really don't understand the rationale for this new sea-rail link as China can bypass Singapore with shorter shipping days.

Did China have a change of heart and decide to treat Singapore better?  I hope for the best outcome but remain cautious about this new sea-rail link.

Wow! China has automated its Shandong port.

China is really going high technology in many industries.  Truly amazing!