This is the last sector of my special focus analysis on stock picks during market bottom – Offshore & Marine (O&M) stocks. O&M sector has great volatility due to high dependencies on economic activities & prices of oil. Thus it is important to focus on good Offshore & Marine (O&M) companies with big market capitalization. 5 stocks in particular are…
Part 2 : Cyclical sectors as focus during market bottoming – Commodities Stocks | Fundamental Analysis
In my earlier post (Banking Stocks), we look at the banking sector which is will be the first few to move during a market recovery from multi year lows. For this post, we look at the other potential sector – Commodities. For relatively cheaper valuation commodity stocks, we have Golden Agri, Sakari, Noble Group with good liquidity and strong…
Part 1 : Cyclical sectors as focus during market bottoming – Bank stocks | Fundamental Analysis
Ever since Dec 2011, Singapore Straits Times Index (STI) has managed to U-turn from the lows of 2600 to the current consolidation at 2900-3000. Cyclical sectors are typically the first ti be deeply corrected but also the few which will rally once the market has consolidated our of its bottom. In the 3 part series, lets take a quick overview…
Data Roaming in Thailand (Bangkok, Phuket) | Pre-paid mobile data card | IT Guide
In my last trip to Thailand (Bangkok), I was surprised to discover that the micro sim version of the pre-paid data card is not readily available at the Bangkok Airport. Added to the frustration is the lack of free wireless in the airport as the local regulations require all visitors to obtain login user ID & password by registering their…
Root new Amazon Kindle 6.2.2 firmware update | How to tutorial | IT Review
Once again, Amazon rolled out silently the new update for its Kindle Fire (6.2.2) over the air with these new updates: – Enhanced fluidity and performance – Improved support for manually setting up email providers in the email app – Full-screen browsing Steps to Root Kindle Fire on 6.2.2: You need to have ADB installed and working on your PC/Mac. You…
Better than expected US economic data has restored some confidence in sidelined traders | Fundamental Analysis | US Stock Market
US economy has finally shown hope of a recovery, if not definitely signs of bottoming. On Friday, US Stocks took off after the Labor Department reported the addition of 243,000 jobs in January, the largest jump in nine months. The unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, the lowest since February 2009. a) Manufacturing Jobs – Largest growth since Jan 2010. b) Service…
Nokia (NOK) stock has been laggard – the worst is over? | Technical Analysis | US Stocks Market
Nokia (NOK) has been the leading handset maker since 1998 but after reaching its global goal of 40 percent market share in 2008, the Finnish company has been struggling against rivals making cheaper handsets in Asia. That sent Nokia’s global share to below 30 percent last year. Nokia comprises three business groups: Mobile Solutions, Mobile Phones and Markets. The company is…
Automatic Mahjong Table – Auto Shuffle and Lay Mahjong Tiles | Product Review
Over this Chinese New Year, I’ve managed to personally try out the automatic mahjong table. Although the technology has been in the market for a few years, I have not seen a good take up rate for it. The AOTOMO Automatic Mahjong Table is a Chinese-made gaming machine and is apparently silent in operation. It uses special magnetic tiles and…
Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner – Soup Restaurant Set Menu | Where to & What’s Good | Food Review & Guides
For every Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner, I will usually visit a different restaurant each year. This year (2012) is no different. Soup Restaurant is not a new name to me. In fact, it is one of my favorite casual dining place with my own family. Interestingly, Soup Restaurant has a rather reasonable dinner package for this year of dragon.…
Absinthe Jailbreak Apple iOS 5 for Mac and Windows – How to & Tutorial | iPad iPhone iPod | IT Gadgets & Guides
Chronic Dev Team has finally released Absinthe – the first-ever iPhone 4S and iPad 2 jailbreak for jailbreaking A5-based devices. Installation instructions: Step 1: Download the compressed Absinthe package. Extract all files and run the executable file. Step 2: Connect your iPad 2 or iPhone 4S to your Mac or Windows computer using a USB cable and launch the Absinthe…