Oxstones Investment Club™By Jessica Ramesch Eight years ago, I decided I wanted to live in Panama full-time. And though I’ve sometimes […]
Long Live China’s Boom
After three decades of 9.8 percent average annual GDP growth, China’s economic expansion has been slowing for 13 consecutive quarters […]
Chinese Investors Snap Up Detroit Real Estate
As if the rise of China’s auto industry were not enough of a threat to Detroit, Chinese real estate investors […]
Sectors and Stocks To Watch This Week
The stock market still remains in an uptrend, despite last week’s pullback. The SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA:SPY) is near a […]
What Do Sam Zell and GLP Know About China Real Estate that Carlyle is About to Learn?
US private equity firm Carlyle made headlines again last week when it announced a US$400 million joint investment with the […]
Oaktree group to sell U.S. foreclosed homes
By Matthew Goldstein, Reuters, Oaktree Capital Group is leading an effort to put up for sale roughly 500 fully-leased homes, […]
Carlyle’s Rubenstein still bullish on Japan, China
By Lawrence Delevingne CNBC, David Rubenstein, co-CEO of private equity fund firm The Carlyle Group, said Thursday he is still […]
Is the Pump Primed for Emerging Markets Investors?
By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton, The vulnerabilities—or rather, perceived vulnerabilities—of emerging markets have been the focus of heightened discussions over […]
Two More Reasons Why Africa’s Time Is Now
The purpose of this note is to add to the list of reasons for the expected strong economic development in […]
Ushahidi: the Online Support for the Physical Lives
This article concentrates on Ushahidi, a constantly strengthening producer of software. Ushahidi originated in Kenya. The term “ushahidi” defines as […]