How retirement systems vary among major nations, from the US to China to Germany By The Associated PressDecember 30, […]
Ten Countries Where People Live Longest
Life expectancy in the U.S. has risen in the past few decades. While in 1970 life expectancy at birth was […]
The Most Educated Countries in the World
Between 2010 and 2011, the percentage of adults with a college degree in the United States remained unchanged at 42%. […]
Carlyle’s Rubenstein still bullish on Japan, China
By Lawrence Delevingne CNBC, David Rubenstein, co-CEO of private equity fund firm The Carlyle Group, said Thursday he is still […]
Hello Kitty Billionaire Found as Plush Toy Sales Surge
By Gillian Wee, Bloomberg, Tanya Stanich, a 43-year-old lawyer, clutched a handful of pink and black Hello Kitty notebooks at […]
Stanley Druckenmiller On China’s Future And Investing In The New Normal
From Goldman Sachs Stan Druckenmiller is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Duquesne Family Office. He founded Duquesne Capital Management […]
18 Housing Markets That Are More Overvalued Than The US
Societe Generale Albert Edwards pointed us to this chart comparing home prices across the developed world. For comparability purposes, the OECD […]
Russia breaks into top 5 world economies, displacing Germany
Russia has overtaken Germany as the fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity, according to the latest World […]
Petrobras Will Double in Size in Seven Years
By Peter Howard Wertheim Staff writer, Rio de Janeiro Published May 8, 2013 Petrobras president and CEO Maria das Graças […]
China – The Sleeper Awakens (Part 1 of 5)
I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions […]