Greece, Ireland and Portugal bailouts, EU rate hike, soaring commodity prices, inflation fears, Japan earthquake, federal budget standoff, Middle East unrest and LA pipe bomb at a Jewish temple! So what's good?
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"If something happens in Saudi Arabia it (oil) will go to $200 to $300 (a barrel). I don't expect this for the time being, but who would have expected Tunisia?" – Former Saudi oil minister Sheikh Zaki Yamani 4/5/11
John is a long-time resident of Chile and recently had to undergo surgery here. Not to worry, everything is OK… but the experience did give him the chance to write about Chile’s fantastic medical care.
I have a little secret that I’m going to let you in on, it’s one of the ways that I meet people and get networked while traveling internationally. Over time, I’ve found that, if you want to connect with influential insiders, you have to go where infl
We're very concerned. Europe's leaders need to try harder. Otherwise the whole world needs to get together to come up with a solution. Hey, what about some new international money?
There is some overheating and inflation, which they are wisely trying to cool – especially in urban, coastal real estate. They have huge reserves so will suffer less than others in any coming downturn.
37 million lives per year are very savable. The UN millennium projects are a good start. More creativity is needed. The problems have multiple vulnerabilities to be more deeply and creatively analyzed and exploited. The World economy could be sustain
It’s nice to be back in Chile. This is a country that I have come to love and appreciate over the last several years, not only for its incredible beauty and highly civilized culture, but also for the massive opportunities that await energetic, profes
Standard & Poor’s said Tuesday that it had cut its sovereign credit ratings for Portugal and Greece, piling further pressure on the two countries as they seek to come to grips with a heavy debt load, weak economies and moribund banks.
Sticker shock in grocery store checkout lines and gas pumps around the western world is starting to set in. At this point, you have to be living under a rock to not notice that prices of goods and services around the world are increasing substantiall
Only the elite will be allowed to drive vehicles, while the rest of the population will be tightly regulated by super-computers, a global food council, and an omnipresent nanny state
"O Oysters," said the Carpenter / "You've had a pleasant run!" / "Shall we be trotting home again?" / But answer came there none... / And this was scarcely odd, because...They'd eaten every one.
It’s become the source of household jokes around the world– the Black Knight refuses to acknowledge having lost both of his arms and legs to Arthur’s sword, insisting instead, “Tis but a scratch…”
Former President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn will visit Cuba next week to meet with President Raul Castro and discuss ways to improve U.S.-Cuba relations, a Carter spokeswoman said on Friday.
After leading to the collapse of the Portuguese government, anti-austerity anger is now ramping up at the very heart of the old continent, where the biggest demonstration in over a decade has struck in London.
Investment analyst and entrepreneur Marc Faber spoke with FBN’s Connell McShane about how international affairs are impacting his investment strategy and predictions.
Last night, Simon and his business partner, Matt Smith, had the pleasure of meeting a large group of impressively sovereign men and women during a casual get together at the Jet Hotel in downtown Denver.
The EU must do better. Holding together 20-plus countries in an economic pact is difficult but the alternative (the inevitable, worrisome "anarchy" of separate nation-states) is worse.
World oil prices advanced on Tuesday as fighting raged on in Libya, a significant exporter of crude before the current crisis.
In New York, crude for April delivery closed at $104 dollars a barrel, up $1.67 at the end of Monday trade.
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