Considering a U.S.-Iranian Deal

By George Friedman, Stratfor, Last week, I wrote on the strategic challenge Iran faces in its bid to shape a […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Jan 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Year of the Dragon heralds power shift in China

Year of the Dragon heralds power shift in China by: Michael Sainsbury: The Australian Chinese New Year celebrations are expected […]

By Aidualc | 22 Jan 12 | Posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Fed Focus: Housing could be key to stronger U.S. rebound

By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For the U.S. economy, it all comes back to the housing market. A fresh […]

By DennisGao | 03 Nov 11 | Posted in North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

The Cost of Being Out of the Market

Adam Bold, On Tuesday September 6, 2011, 10:04 am EDT The last few weeks have been tough for investors. After […]

By DennisGao | 07 Sep 11 | Posted in North America, Retirement & Savings, Stocks, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

For real estate, a giant spring clearance sale

In suburban Chicago, it’s paradise to be a homebuyer. At the Millbrook Pointe development in quaint and pristine Wheeling, a […]

By DennisGao | 28 Mar 11 | Posted in North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Why Housing Is Going Through a Double Dip

The sales pace of newly built homes is now at the lowest on record. Sales dropped nearly 17 percent in […]

By DennisGao | 23 Mar 11 | Posted in North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

New homes are becoming a bad deal in weak markets

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new home, the dream of many would-be buyers, makes less and less financial sense in many […]

By DennisGao | | Posted in North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

When the G20 stopped feeling like the G8-plus

By Stephanie Flanders |  14.11.2010 Western officials should have realised this summit would be different when they arrived in Seoul […]

By Aidualc | 15 Nov 10 | Posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)

CRYSTAL BALL? China’s output exceeds US in 2012.

China may be bigger economy than US within two years Barack Obama greets China’s Paramount Leader, Hu Jintao (Photo: Getty) […]

By ATSiem | 13 Nov 10 | Posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)

G20 to set imbalance guidelines by 2011

President Lee Myung-bak, sixth from left in front row, and leaders from the G20 member states, invited states and international […]

By Aidualc | 12 Nov 10 | Posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)