Inbev makes Stella Artois, a popular beer in western Europe. A little better than Budweiser, but not much. There are better beers on both sides of the water.

Abu Dhabi bought the Chrysler Building for $800 million, from German investors and the Travelers Group, who bought it in 1997 for $220 million in a package with the Kent Building. Cooper Union has retained ownership of the land on which the Chrysler Bldg. sits. Kuwait and Qatar picked up the GM Building and other property for approx. $4 billion. The Ontario Teachers Pension Fund, with $109 billion in assets, owns much prime NYC real estate. New York is the original home of flip and swap real estate investments.

Investment is international; smart western money already is invested in Chinese business and real estate.

And just think, Macdonalds is the official restaurant of the Beijing Games and Coca Cola the official drink.