America's Emerging Economic Reincarnation
Four global forces, as they are leveraged and exploited by American business and political leaders, will help the United States recreate itself and revive into a 21st century economic powerhouse by 2025.
Four global forces, as they are leveraged and exploited by American business and political leaders, will help the United States recreate itself and revive into a 21st century economic powerhouse by 2025.
Sourav Roy | Posted 04.10.2012
While Tsundue emerges as the modern-day Che Guevara for Tibetan youth, Dalai Lama springs hope in the hearts of thousands of Tibetan exiles. But, the billion-dollar question is, what stand is India adopting over Tibet in modern times?
Sreedhar Pillai | Posted 05.06.2012
Putin's tears, which appeared as he announced his election victory as the new president of Russia, have become the but of several jokes. They have not certainly softened the cobble stones of the red square though they must have made his long gone mentor Lenin turn in his nearby mausoleum.
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.
Urmila Venugopalan | Posted 04.01.2012
The venality, equivocation and change-aversion of India's leaders could jeopardize the country's long-term economic prospects and prevent it from realizing its ambition to become a 21st century global power.
Sandip Roy | Posted 03.27.2012
Whether Obama intended it or not, it is a shift in the United States' vision of itself, not so much the leader of the free world, rather its very efficient secretary. It is not James Bond. It is not M. America might be back but it wants to be Miss Moneypenny now.
Nake M. Kamrany | Posted 03.13.2012
With annual per capita income growth rate three times faster than the United States over the last decade, foreign investment up 26% in the past five years and promising expansionary projects entering construction stages, prospects are bullish for Brazil.
Doug Noll | Posted 02.11.2012
The diplomatic community is publicly patting itself on the back for the "deal" in Durban. The problem is, as any first year American law student could tell you, there is no "deal." What there is is a promise to make a promise.
Posted 12.09.2011
(Greg Stutchbury) - The global economic slowdown is a concern but sports revenues worldwide should grow by about 3.7 percent to $145.3 billion by ...
Posted 11.10.2011
(Reuters) - As his global teleconference broke up in disarray on September 11, 2001, a top economist at a U.S. investment bank began to ponder wha...
AP | By BRADLEY BROOKS | Posted 10.29.2011
SAO PAULO -- Marcio Christiansen reeled off tales of the growing ranks of rich Brazilians who visit his luxury Ferretti yacht showroom, where clients ...
Stephan B. Tanda | Posted 08.02.2011
The human race will be around in a hundred years, even if oil won't -- in a big way at least. We will have long gone back to living off the land by that point, just as we did before the modern industrial revolution changed life seemingly irrevocably.
Daniel Wagner | Posted 07.31.2011
It is a widely held view that the outcome of the election has already been decided between the two men -- raising additional questions about the legitimacy of the 'democratic' process involved.
Michael Martin | Posted 01.20.2012
Corruption is everywhere -- even in the U.S. -- but happens at such a high level it doesn't directly affect the average U.S. citizen. In India, corruption starts at home.
AP | By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | Posted 06.13.2011
BEIJING -- The leaders of the world's largest emerging economies gather this week in southern China for what could be a watershed moment in their ques...
Gemma Godfrey | Posted 05.25.2011
We're well aware of the case for investing in emerging markets. However, investor excitement is ignoring the fact that short-term cyclical factors can overshadow long-term structural trends
Andrew Ireland | Posted 05.25.2011
Global investing is important, not only for long-term growth but also for portfolio diversification. Emerging market stocks are continuing to present solid development potential.
Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011
The resource shortages that worried Theodore Roosevelt are finally here. Indians are leading worries about food inflation, but world food prices hit an all-time record last month.
bloomberg.com | Linda Yueh and Michael Patterson | Posted 05.25.2011
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Consumer spending in Brazil, Russia, India and China may surpass U.S. purchases in 15 years and companies that sell to emerging-...
John Lee | Posted 05.25.2011
After reading of a Irish government response to its financial crisis that involves free cheese (though probably better cheese the US distributed in a ...
Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011
Will the emerging market economies be able to sustain optimism or will yet another wave of crisis hit those markets as well? One hopes they do not follow in our Western footsteps.
Dave Zirin | Posted 05.25.2011
There is a reason why the so called BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China) are the 21st century hosts for these elaborate sporting spectacles. One reason is that they are willing to do whatever it takes to make the games happen.
Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011
I recently discussed challenges that China faces as it seeks to continue its economic growth including: (1) Wealth inequality, where a small percent o...
Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.25.2011
The biggest economic question facing Brazil, as for most developing countries, is when it will achieve its potential economic growth. For Brazil, the...
Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011
Deng Xiaoping probably would be concerned to see that Chinese population policies and practices as well as the engine of capitalism appears to be creating a Marxian nightmare of bourgeois and proletariat.
Tim Roemer | Posted 05.25.2012