Oxstones Investment Club™By Dalan McEndree President Putin’s recent moves in the Middle East—to shore up Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria through […]
Everyone you know will be able to rate you on ‘Yelp for people’ – whether you want them to or not
You can already rate restaurants, hotels, movies, college classes, government agencies and bowel movements online. So the most surprising thing […]
Study projects Asians will become largest US immigrant group
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major shift in immigration patterns over the next 50 years, Asians will have surged past […]
The Government Is Selling Thousands of Homes to Hedge Funds Without Their Owners’ Knowledge
Julius Uwansc was in trouble with his mortgage after refinancing in 2009, just after the real estate bubble popped. […]
BEF Fund ranked first by FE Trustnet
In August 2015 Balkan Emerging Frontiers Fund was ranked first in FE’s Trustnet Offshore database in 5 years performance in […]
World Markets Weekend Update: Three Up, Five Down
By Doug Short, Advisor Perspectives, Three of eight indexes on our world watch list posted gains over the past week, […]
Japanese men find love with virtual girlfriends
Some Japanese men are wooing girlfriends who don’t exist. While they can only interact with their partner through a pre-written […]
Yuan devaluation could weigh on Chinese buyers of US homes
Shanshan Wu already owns three houses back home in China. But the 36-year-old has spent the last two months in […]
Could negative rates be next on the Fed’s policy menu?
Alex Rosenberg Last week, the Federal Reserve spooked markets by preserving the monetary policy status quo. Yet a few central […]
With SecondMarket acquisition, Nasdaq moves closer to liquidifying private shares market
Nasdaq (NDAQ: NSQ) announced that it would acquire private transaction platform, SecondMarket. Founded in 2004, SecondMarket was the 2nd most active […]