Jim Rogers started trading the stock market with $600 in 1968.In 1973 he formed the Quantum Fund with the legendary investor George Soros before retiring, a multi millionaire at the age of 37. Rogers and Soros helped steer the fund to a miraculous 4,200% return over the 10 year span of the fund while the S&P 500 returned just 47%.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Shanghai World Expo 2010 opens with lavish show

Shanghai opens World Expo with lavish show


April 30, 2010Fireworks illuminated the Shanghai skyline in a blaze of colour as China kicked off the six-month World Expo on Friday with a lavish star-studded opening gala attended by a host of world leaders.

From the United States to North Korea, a total of 189 countries will take part in the event of ideas, culture and technology expected to attract at least 70 million visitors - the vast majority of them Chinese.

It is the first time a developing country has been chosen to host the event, and the city has undergone a massive face-lift at a cost of $45 billion in preparation for the Expo.

Al Jazeera's Divya Gopalan reports.

Jim Rogers "the 19th century was the century of the UK , the 20th century was the century of the US , the 21 st century is going to be the century of China "
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