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August 2015

HYATT HEIR TEAMS WITH CHINA’S WANXIANG GROUP FOR $1B IN US HOTEL DEALS

  BY MICHAEL COLE   Hyatt heir John Prtizker is joining forces with a Hangzhou car part maker for some upscale […]

Switzerland in Central America

By Bill Bonner, Spectacular Growth We spent much of January on the beach at Rancho Santana in Nicaragua. The longer […]

25 Maps That Will Change The Way You See The World

From List25 YouTube Channel, These are 25 maps that will change the way you see the world. Link: 25 Maps […]

Dalian Wanda to Close 40 Shopping Malls in China

    Summary: Chinese commercial real estate developer Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co. (3699.HK) has confirmed that it will close […]

The 10 richest people of all time

Who had more money, John D. Rockefeller or Genghis Khan? It’s a simple question with a very difficult answer. This […]

7 Countries Near Bankruptcy

Puerto Rico defaulted on its $58 million debt repayment this week for the first time in its history. With its […]

Here’s the country other than Mexico that sends the most immigrants to each US state

Bank of America Merrill Lynch recently circulated a “Transforming World Atlas” that investigates some of the big demographic and economic […]

CHINA’S OCEANWIDE HOLDINGS BUYS $390M NY PROJECT IN 4TH US DEAL

   BY MICHAEL COLE    The proposed tower (at centre in this rendering) would form part of the South Street Seaport […]

Key Changes in Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Stock Holdings

From 247WallSt, Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) have released the official equity holdings of Berkshire Hathaway as […]

China’s Crisis: The Price of Change

By Rodger Baker, Stratfor, Last week was an eventful one for China. First, the People’s Bank of China shocked the […]