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Reforms in Asia Bring Big Potential for Small Companies

At Templeton Emerging Markets Group, we believe Asia’s combination of rapid economic growth, generally strong national finances and economic fundamentals […]

China’s Total Debt Load Equals 282% of GDP, Raising Economic Risks

By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa, WSJ Blog, China’s overall debt load has risen quickly since the global financial crisis. While […]

These charts show you which countries own most of the United States’ foreign debt

By Simran Khosla, Global Post, US President Barack Obama unveiled his proposed 2016 budget last week, and from its plans for student […]

Winners and losers in China’s deepening economic slowdown

By JOE McDONALD International Monetary Fund’s Research Department Director Olivier Blanchard speaks during a press briefing at a hotel in Beijing, […]

Africa’s Electrifying Future

Emerging and frontier markets are a focal point of this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, which takes place […]

The New Drivers of Europe’s Geopolitics

By George Friedman, Stratfor, For the past two weeks, I have focused on the growing fragmentation of Europe. Two weeks […]

Gundlach’s Forecast for 2015

By Robert Huebscher, From Advisors Perspectives, Despite a fragile economic recovery – now threatened by falling oil prices – and […]

These maps show you how many people are online in the world

By Simran Khosla, Global Post, What would your life look like without the internet? Reliable internet access has become an […]

New Algae Research May Have Uncovered an “Energy Forest” Under the Sea

Companies / Renewable Energy By: Money_Morning Dr. Kent Moors writes: I’ve never subscribed to the idea that we need a silver bullet to […]

Russia and China Rapprochement Akin to Porcupines Mating

By: Casey_Research That was how the slow and careful rapprochement between Russia and China has been described by Eric Margolis, one […]