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The article discusses a flurry of computer-driven stock trades that lowered the price of stock in the Chinese solar company Hanergy Thin Film Power Group by 25 percent in a matter of seconds during trading on the stock exchange the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on May 20, 2015. According to the article, the company's stock dropped by a total 47 percent after trading on May 20. The article discusses the similarity of the trading activity to the U.S. stock market decline of May 2010 known as the "flash crash."

The article focuses on the effect a February 27, 2007 drop in stock prices in Shanghai, China had on U.S. stock indexes and specifically on the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The Shanghai drop caused the Dow to drop more than 500 points over the course of the day and also caused the New York Stock Exchange's hybrid electronic trading system to become overloaded as investors attempted to quickly sell and buy shares.

The article reports that big investment funds are increasingly investing in emerging market hedge funds. Pension funds, educational endowments, and institutional investors are looking to emerging market funds that have benefitted from a commodities boom, especially China and Brazil. Demand is only stymied by a lack of funds in emerging markets, but investment advisors are eager to cash in on the new opportunity.

The article discusses China's likely impact on oil prices. Business confidence among executives in China has been declining for several months, while oil analyst Paul Ting estimates Chinese demand for oil fell in both November and December of 2008. If this trend continues, then global oil prices will probably remain tame for awhile.

The article discusses factors that could reverse a trend among U.S. investors to buy shares in firms that do substantial business overseas. A strengthening U.S. dollar reduces the value of sales realized in foreign currencies. Several foreign economies including those of China and Japan have begun to show weakness.

The article reports on seven of the ten top performing U.S. mutual funds in 2007. The top ten, which include AIM China and Matthews China, are all focused on China. A discussion of increases which have been seen in 2007 in China's stock indexes, including Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index is presented. A plan from the Chinese government which would allow Chinese citizens to invest in the Hang Seng Index is discussed.

The article focuses on the positive financial impact FedEx's plans for expansion in China will have on the company in 2007 and beyond. The company launched overnight express delivery services within China in May of 2007 and plans to shift its Asian operations center from the Philippines to China in 2008. Industry analysts feel that while the company's profits may drop temporarily due to expansion costs its earnings will continue to rise as they did in 2007 when they were up 7.7% from 2006.

This article focuses on new ways for investors to put money in Chinese stocks. China stocks have been experiencing growth and declines in 2007. A China mutual fund has been unveiled by J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. An exchange-traded fund linked to Chinese stocks has been introduced by State Street Corp. A futures contract linked to the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 index has been unveiled by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.

The article focuses on the impact an appreciation in the currencies of India, Indonesia, and Malaysia may have on China's willingness to appreciate its currency in relation to the U.S. dollar. In 2007 India's rupee has gained more than 9% against the dollar, Indonesia's rupiah has risen 3% and Malaysia's ringgit has increased 4% and analysts feel that this will make it easier for china to let its currency appreciate.

The article focuses on a change in Chinese financial law that might pose a threat to the early 2007 boom in prices on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The Chinese Financial Futures Exchange will introduce stock index futures in 2007, allowing investors to bet the market will decline. Short selling of any kind has previously been illegal in China. Analysts worry the speculation fueling the current boom could also end it.

The article reports on the decline in the shares of natural resources companies amid concerns over a slowing Chinese economy in 2015.