Traders said markets were spooked by reports of a crackdown in China on over-the-counter margin trading and regulatory allowances for fund managers to lend shares for short-selling, saying this would be negative for the flow of recent money that has poured into Chinese exchanges.
Shares hit by China trading clampdown fears - Yahoo Finance
For the critics of so-called "quad high definition" (QHD) (aka "2K") displays and the diminishing visual returns that come with them, avert your eyes. Japan's Sharp Corp. (TYO:6753) has unveiled a 5.5-inch display for smartphones that bumps the resolution to a mind-boggling 2,160 x 3,840 pixels. That's good enough to make this the world's first ultra-high definition (UHD) (aka "4K") smartphone display.
DailyTech - Sharp Unveils World's First "4K" Phone Display at Mind-Boggling 806 PPI
That achievement allowed it to in March surprise many with the announcement of the 14 nm Exynos 7420 64-bit octacore ARM chip design which powers its Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones. The Exynos 7420 is the first 14 nm smartphone processor.
DailyTech - TSMC Hypes Its Upcoming 10 nm Process, Amid Struggles to Hit Volume at 16 nm
The season starts with the older crowds. “The men in their 40s and 50s [arrive and] just drink and drink,” said one of the waiters, Alejandro, who seems, like many locals the Observer spoke to, unfailingly tolerant and kindly towards his alcohol-sodden British customers.
They draw on research from the Social Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at Caltech (where Quartz is the director, and Asp a former project manager) and detail how our drive for "cool" and social status informs the way we spend money and the things we choose to buy.