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Q&A: Emerging Markets Powerhouses China and India

By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton, Given their heft in the emerging markets world, China and India are among the countries […]

Buffett Calls Fed History’s Greatest Hedge Fund

By Noah Buhayar, Bloomberg, Billionaire investor Warren Buffett compared the U.S. Federal Reserve to a hedge fund because of the […]

‘Sharing economy’ moves mainstream

What’s often known as the “sharing economy” — represented by startups like Airbnb, Sidecar and TaskRabbit that match buyers with […]

Russia is Tough to Love, Easier to Hate, Hard for Investors to Ignore. Here’s Why

by Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors, Russian President Vladimir Putin created a stir recently when he shared his thoughts with […]

Third World lessons for First World growth – Video

From LSE Website, YouTube Video link:  Turnaround: Third World lessons for First World growth Thirty years ago, China seemed hopelessly […]

To Help the World’s Poor, Give Them Real Jobs

The latest U.S. jobs numbers showed a U.S. unemployment rate still at 7.6 percent. The official global unemployment rate, compiled […]

Jeff Gundlach Singles Out The Emerging Market Country Most Vulnerable To A Crisis

By Sam Ro, Business Insider, Jeff Gundlach of DoubleLine Funds just wrapped up his latest public webcast. He reiterated his […]

Eleven Countries with Soaring Inflation

By Jon C. Ogg, From 247WallSt, While inflation has been relatively tame in the United States and Europe, several large […]

World’s happiest nations are…

By Georgia McCafferty, CNN, Those looking for greater happiness and satisfaction in life should head to northern Europe, but steer […]

Country of Origin Effect and Participation of the National Governments

The purpose of this article is to communicate about necessity of the national governments to contribute to advancement of economic […]