Issue: July 30, 2010 (Archive)

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Chic niche
Instant health-drinks maker Brand's is in a race to revamp its image and Timothy Chow Chi-lung, responsible for marketing the firm's essence of chicken, that accounts for 90 percent of its Hong Kong sales, is meeting stiff resistance.

New safe-haven currencies shine amid debt fears
Investors' love affair with the "other" currencies may be just beginning.

'No one fooled'
European regulators found that seven banks need to raise a combined 3.5 billion euros (HK$35.07 billion) of capital, underwhelming analysts who said the stress tests may not have been strict enough.

Exponential appreciation
BEC has been around for nearly two centuries but it only made its debut at the Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo three years ago.

Fears maul greenback
A six-month rally in the dollar has stalled in recent weeks on concerns about the US economic recovery, prompting some strategists to bet the tide may be turning against the greenback.

The making of an investor
After I wrote Behind the Berkshire Hathaway Curtain: Lessons from Warren Buffett's Top Business Leaders, many people asked me to define the winning formula for investment.

New game plans
Emerging market investors are turning to data on income inequality, corruption and debt insurance costs to help them make decisions about buying sovereign debt, as official credit ratings come under fire.

Lap of luxury
The roads are not actually paved with gold, but it is hard not to notice the soaring number of wealthy people in Greater China. As their wealth multiplies, the affluent are embracing the finer things of life.

Tap in as sleeping giant awakens
The growth engine of the whole world is back. It is now reinventing itself for the next chapter of its history books.

Avoiding stress
French finance minister Christine Lagarde appears to be most optimistic about the much-touted stress tests of European banks, stating that the test results - to be released on July 23 - will show that "banks in Europe are solid and healthy."

Slam dunk
Oreo biscuits have taken China by storm. Touted as America's favorite cookie, the chocolate biscuit with a white cream filling is now all the rage in the mainland, especially with basketball legend Yao Ming spearheading the promotional campaign.

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