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July 2015

America’s Most (and Least) Valuable States

A recent study estimates that the combined value of all land in the contiguous United States is worth nearly $23 […]

CHINA’S PING AN “JUST GETTING STARTED” ON OVERSEAS PROPERTY BUYS

  BY MICHAEL COLE   Ping An kicked off China’s overseas spending spree by acquiring the Lloyd’s of London building for […]

A researcher explains why Panamanians are the happiest people in the world

By Matthew DeBord, Business Insider, Gallup recently published its Gallup-Healthways State of Global Well-Being: “2014 Country Well-Being Rankings” report. For the […]

The Next Global Reserve Currency

  By Chuck Butler I will admit some trepidation in beginning this morning’s commentary with such an audacious title, but long-time […]

Tiger protege Coatue hunts for investments, eyes Ola and other Indian startups with potential of billion-dollar valuation

By Madhav Chanchani MUMBAI: Coatue Management, among the world’s largest hedge funds, has begun early discussions with taxi-booking firm Ola […]

How to Protect Yourself From a Summer Stock Market Correction or Crash

By Jon C. Ogg It is now June, and the echoes of “sell in May and go away” are still ringing. […]

Lost cities: where to pretend you are Indiana Jones

By Sarah Gilbert, Lonely Planet. Unearthing lost cities used to be the preserve of machete-wielding, Indiana Jones types, but advances […]

Share prices in – China Flying too high

  The long-term consequences of China’s coming stock market correction are the ones to fear IF YOU were a Chinese […]

One retailer’s unusual message: ‘Don’t buy so much stuff’

Rick Ridgeway, the vice president of environmental affairs at the outdoor apparel company Patagonia, has summited K2, traversed Borneo by […]

Hedge Funds Close Doors, Facing Low Returns and Investor Scrutiny

  By ALEXANDRA STEVENSON   Julian Robertson, founder of Tiger Management. This year, three funds it spun out have closed.CreditVaughan Leighton […]