Uncertainty, even of the unusual variety, does not -- and should not -- translate into investor paralysis.
Kimon Valaskakis | Posted 05.10.2012
It is time to challenge the underlying assumptions of austerity by asking three fundamental questions. (1) Is it fair? (2) Is it working? (3) Is it needed?
Mike Lux | Posted 05.09.2012
We need to not only take back our economic fate from Wall Street, we need to cleanse our values system of their culture as well.
Pepe Escobar | Posted 04.26.2012
So this twenty-first century world of ours is shaping up right now largely as a confrontation between the U.S./NATO and the BRICS, warts and all on every side.
Maria Paravantes | Posted 04.19.2012
We've passed the audition and are now holding starring roles in Animal Farm Takes Greece -- a remake of George Orwell's foretelling allegorical tale penned 67 years ago!
Stanley Weiss | Posted 05.08.2012
Already a fragmented nation, when it comes to bridging its social and economic gulf, Thailand is a country with few ties.
Michael Winship | Posted 05.07.2012
Witness the resistance to facts on the part of banking institutions and certain members of the congressional leadership, despite regulations demanding that they allow facts and figures to be reported, information that could keep us from the edge of yet another economic meltdown.
AP | FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 04.19.2012
ROME (AP) — Italy's central bank chief on Saturday predicted that the eurozone's third-largest economy will see a return to growth next year, but he...
Nancy L. McLernon | Posted 04.14.2012
America can hold China -- or any other BRIC nation -- accountable for trade violations while also recognizing the vast opportunities emerging markets hold for our economy and workers.
Richard Attias | Posted 04.14.2012
As Europe and the US struggle to get their finances in order, and the BRIC nations do their best to build on recent successes, another continent has been quietly gaining pace. And lately not so quietly.
Motohisa Furukawa | Posted 03.28.2012
Equilibrium between the economy, society and the environment must be viewed as complementary rather than a trade-off. This is not a zero-sum game.
AP | PAN PYLAS and FRANK JORDANS | Posted 03.27.2012
DAVOS, Switzerland — Cash-strapped governments in Europe must persuade skeptical citizens to accept severe austerity measures if their countries...
Sharan Burrow | Posted 03.25.2012
We are not looking to the World Economic Forum delegates to reinvent the wheel. What we need is for our political leaders to look beyond the narrow and restrictive prism of austerity to put jobs and growth at the center of plans to reboot the global economy.
Klaus Schwab | Posted 03.24.2012
After a year characterized by major upheavals, many feel like we are watching a global system disintegrate: financial and debt crises, unemployment, political paralysis, social inequality, food and energy crises, and the list goes on. There is an urgent need for leaders to act.
Reuters | Posted 03.24.2012
* IMF says larger euro firewall needed to deal with Italy, Spain * Lagarde wants more fiscal risk-sharing, such as eur...
The New York Times | Joshua Muldavin | Posted 12.31.2011
Two weeks ago peasants in Wukan, a fishing village in the prosperous southern Chinese province of Guangdong, took over their village, throwing out loc...
Rahilla Zafar | Posted 02.26.2012
Considered the world's foremost authority on the process of disruptive innovation, Christensen discusses his reaction to the Arab Spring, how India and China are developing their economies, and where the next wave of disruptive innovation will come from.
Posted 12.25.2011
PARIS (Reuters) - The head of the International Monetary Fund said the world economy was in danger and urged Europeans to speak with one voice on ...
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.27.2011
The European sovereign debt crisis! It -- wait, come back. This is interesting, we promise. The debt crisis is one of the biggest stories of the year,...
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.12.2011
Worried about making ends meet? You're not alone. Unemployment is the fastest-rising concern around the globe, suggesting the softening global job ...
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.05.2011
Scales continue to tip in the rich's favor the world around. Income inequality -- the gap between a society's richest members and its poorest -- i...
Richard Attias | Posted 01.12.2012
When women are empowered, a nation's stability improves and democratic participation goes up. It's proven that when women have access to jobs and opportunities the positive ripple effects spread.
HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 12.19.2011
The world's major economies are increasingly vulnerable to falling into a global economic downturn unless they can swiftly coalesce to patch up a tatt...
Lloyd Chapman | Posted 11.24.2011
If President Obama really wants to create jobs and save the world economy, he will keep his campaign promise and support and sign the Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act.
Mohamed A. El-Erian | Posted 05.15.2012