Oxstones Investment Club™By John Tierney, The Atlantic, A startup in Pittsburgh shows what a social enterprise is capable of. Plastic bottles at […]
Three Words for Brazil
By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton Mobius Blog, As long-time investors in Brazil, the recent presidential election has been of keen […]
Emerging Markets Planting the Seeds for Fertilizer Growth
By Jeffrey Stafford, CFA, Morningstar, As caloric needs increase around the world, potash companies are a good way to play the […]
Santiago, Chile: Latin America’s Most First-World Capital
By David Hammond, International Living, When the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia founded Santiago in 1541, he chose the site for […]
China Creates New Trade Route Through Nicaragua Canal
Construction on the Nicaragua canal is set to start in December. The government has proclaimed it to be an economic panacea. […]
Cheaper Oil – Winners and losers
From the Economist, IN EARLY October the IMF looked at what might happen to the world economy if conflict in […]
Ecuador’s Natural Weight Loss Plan…
By Denver Gray, International Living, My wife Ann and I moved to the Ecuadorian beach town of Salinas at the […]
Oil Prices Continue to Define Geopolitics
From Stratfor, Geopolitical diary, Editor’s Note: Oil prices dropped steeply Oct. 14, with crude oil futures falling 4.6 percent to […]
Bitbond gets funding for its P2P bitcoin “crowdlending” platform
photo: Guardian/Guy Grandjean, James Ball SUMMARY:The German peer-to-peer loans outfit is going for the emerging markets, starting with those in […]
2014 EMERGING AND FRONTIER MARKETS – Assessing risk and opportunity
Cushman & Wakefield has evaluated the risks of acquiring office space in the most sought after emerging and frontier markets. […]