http://business.xblogger.net Business News Simplified Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:01:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you have good "lobang" for property auction, it can be a very good place to make some quick capital gains. Most of the time these distressed properties fetch only a portion of their marketable price. I will drop some hints on recent auctions. Land in IDR which is going for ... http://business.xblogger.net/index.php/2008/04/01/auctions-galore-making-money-via-property-auction/ Some of my closer friends bloggers knew that when I started blogging three years ago, I was on a career path change. Some knew that I wanted to try my luck with the plantation business as it was an industry where there is lack of competition and people my age ... http://business.xblogger.net/index.php/2008/03/29/understanding-palm-oil-industry-the-price-of-cpo-has-fallen/ You can feel how desperate George Bush is. 75 basis point from 4.25 to 3.5. You can feel the desperation in the air. I wonder how the market will react to this news. I bet it will think how desperate George is and kill off the market. I can sense the ... http://business.xblogger.net/index.php/2008/01/22/us-federal-reserve-cuts-75-basis-points-what-the-fuck/ In a three way battle which will begin in February 1st, the question on everyone's lips would be, would this sector be able to sustain three airlines for Singapore. If you have seen the interview on Channel News Asia with Tony Fernandez, the CEO of Air Asia, you will notice how ... http://business.xblogger.net/index.php/2008/01/21/battle-of-the-budget-airlines-in-singapore-who-will-win/ okay, a bit of a diversion from my palm oil series as I felt that this is an issue which had been hogging the limelight this week. You may hear of how share market had fell by quite a bit and this is due to subprime. What is subprime? I asked ... http://business.xblogger.net/index.php/2008/01/17/dummy-guide-to-subprime-issues-and-how-it-could-affect-you/ Since I started writing on this series, the CPO (crude palm oil) price for palm oil has risen by more than 10% and had infact breach the RM3,300 mark. For those who do not understand CPO, maybe FFB (fresh fruit bunch) will be a better indicator. Flip to your local ... http://business.xblogger.net/index.php/2008/01/13/understanding-malaysian-palm-oil-industry-the-recent-trends/ In managing a plantation, often the most difficult and variable factor is managing your human resources well. Most would probably know that Malaysian Palm Oil industry relies very heavily on Indonesians as a source of workers for harvesting. Often, plantation owners will have to face the constantly rather difficult to manage ... http://business.xblogger.net/index.php/2007/12/31/understanding-malaysian-palm-oil-industry-managing-human-resources/ The basis of revenue calculation base generally on your production estimation. Before going into palm oil, it is to know that different type of soils may give you different yield. For example, soil near the river would be more fertile than those at the top of a mountain. Those sandy ... http://business.xblogger.net/index.php/2007/12/27/understanding-malaysian-palm-oil-industry-production-estimation-calculation/ Yet another closely guarded secret of palm oil industry is the way investors calculate to see if an investment is worth investing. Afterall, palm oil land can set you back anything from a few thousands to hundreds of thousands per acre. When a person asked me if it is worth investing ... http://business.xblogger.net/index.php/2007/12/26/understanding-malaysian-palm-oil-industry-investment-calculation/ Many of us would probably have heard a lot about Palm Oil recently and how it is a good trade to be in. Yet many fund managers will tell you about how little people actually know how to decipher the data from the local palm oil industry. Palm oil is now ... http://business.xblogger.net/index.php/2007/12/24/understanding-malaysian-palm-oil-industry-introduction/