Oxstones Investment Club™By: Ellen_Brown At the end of November, an Italian pensioner hanged himself after his entire €100,000 savings were confiscated in a bank “rescue” […]
Some Countries See Migrants as an Economic Boon, Not a Burden
MONTREAL—Lined with cafes and bustling with newcomers, the streets of this eclectic port city, where French and English are spoken […]
NEW LAW COULD OPEN DOOR FOR MORE CHINESE INVESTMENT IN US REAL ESTATE
BY MICHAEL COLE Wealthy Chinese individuals are already the biggest buyers of US homes, and its insurers have bought up trophy […]
The Segregation That Zoning Inflicts on Cities
Land-use restrictions can create concentrations of poverty and wealth throughout urban centers and their suburbs. Mark Makela / Reuters RICHARD […]
Key things to know about federal land ownership in the West
__ HOW MUCH LAND DOES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OWN? It controls about a million square miles, mostly in the West, […]
The Durst Dynasty’s Rise, a Scion’s Descent
The New York Times By CHARLES V. BAGLI © John Orris/The New York Times In 1957, the children of the developer […]
Where Rich Chinese Are Stashing Cash: America’s Hotels, Strip Malls
A small group of wealthy Chinese investors recently poured $10 million into a luxury condominium project in New York’s Westchester […]
Emerging Markets 2016 Outlook
By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton Blog, In many respects, 2015 was a challenging year for investors in emerging markets. However, […]
11 Venture-Backed Unicorns to Watch for IPOs in 2016
By Jon Ogg, 247WallSt, The mythological unicorn has never been found, but the venture-backed unicorn market continues to amaze and […]
Silicon Valley’s new power player: China
Backed by Beijing, deep-pocketed, globe-trotting Chinese venture capitalists are buying up U.S. companies to power China’s emerging clean-tech revolution–and getting […]