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America’s 10 most dangerous infrastructure problems

Pressing problems All things being equal, it would be better for the country to have less debt. Nobody seriously disputes […]

Ukraine’s Increasing Polarization and the Western Challenge

By Eugene Chausovsky, Stratfor, Just days before the Ukrainian crisis broke out, I took an overnight train to Kiev from […]

Seth Klarman 2013 Letter to Investors: The Truman Show

From the Baupost Group’s 2013 shareholder letter by Seth Klarman, Klarman has recently given back 4 billion to investors due […]

America’s new opportunity cities

When the going gets tough, Americans move around. That’s been the pattern, at least, for much of the nation’s history, […]

The Renminbi’s New Normal

By Teresa Kong, Matthews Asia, The gyrations in Chinese money markets in the last few weeks have caused much alarm […]

Ukraine and the ‘Little Cold War’

By George Friedman, The Next 100 Years, We must consider the future of Eurasia after the fall of the Soviet […]

Forecast 2014: The CAPEs of Hope

By John Mauldin, Millennium Wave Advisors The Second Most Expensive Stock Market in the World Who’s Got Your Risk? Join […]

EM and the Fragile Five: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff

By Blaise Antin, David Loevinger, Anisha Ambardar, TCW Asset Management The shift in capital flows triggered by former Fed Chairman […]

Ukraine Turns From Revolution to Recovery

By George Friedman, Stratfor, The uprising in Kiev has apparently reached its conclusion. President Viktor Yanukovich and the opposition reached […]

Protesters in Lviv Raise the Stakes in Ukraine’s Crisis

From Stratfor, As the standoff in Independence Square continues in Kiev, the western part of Ukraine has added a more […]