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The Political Background to the Cyprus Crisis
Dr. Gary K. Busch - 4/10/2013
While there is a lot of discussion about the effort by the European Union to steal the money of the Cypriots in exchange for a bailout there is very little being written about the origins of the current standoff.But a new report by a well-respected umbrella services company shows that politics of the dispute are no less interesting than the economics.
Stop the Banking Monster You Have Created!
Zahari Arsenkov - 4/10/2013
Central banks are either not aware or conduct no analysis or misunderstand completely … or simply shut their eyes widely to the fact that they have been slowly, over a long time, but so fiercely giving birth to a monstrous banking sector throughout our planet, that is simply puzzling how we all persistently continue to empower these supreme institutions in the world of money to control the banks! A very misconceptual attitude and even more disastrous strategy for regulators, one would say. At first glance.
INVESTMENT POLITICS is LOOKING FOR AUTHORS
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 3/28/2013
Are you an expert on the nexus between international affairs, domestic politics, and economics and finance? If so, we would like to publish your work: articles, essays, analyses, observations, vignettes, travelogues, and memoires.
QR Codes: the Ubiquitous Content Management System
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 3/28/2013
QR (Quick Response) codes are graphical barcodes: square black dots arranged in a grid on a white background. Subject to the installation of an app, they can be scanned by devices such as smartphones and digital cameras and call up text, videos, audio snippets, and other digitized content. QR codes can be printed or pasted onto any flat surface: paper, walls, screens, or windows.
MSG remodeling: The Business of Boxing, Basketball and Hockey
Frank Thomas - 3/27/2013
With the New York Rangers contending for the Stanley Cup in the National Hockey League last season and the Knicks showing significant improvement this season, Madison Square Garden is becoming a more exciting place for basketball and hockey fans. More importantly for investors, however, is not NHL hockey or NBA basketball, but the fact that the World most famous arena has now finished its $850 million make-over. The investment will not only make the stadium more enjoyable for fans of sports and music, but should also bring in a si...
Croatia, Albania, Macedonia and EU Accession: The View from Brussels
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 3/24/2013
Croatia on the Verge of EU Accession
From our window in the iconic, art deco, recently renovated, and surprisingly affordable Hotel Regent Esplanade in Zagreb, Croatia’s increasingly chic capital city, my wife, Lidija, and I watch the swelling police presence centred on the august establishment’s regal entrance.
Serb footballers are slated to arrive and confront their Croat counterparts in a historic match: benign echoes of the rabid and gory war that tore these neighbours apart two decades earlier. Croatia’s imminent accession to the European Union (EU) is supposed to erase the...
Decision To Void Prenup May Result in Massive Litigation
Dan Sampson, Esq. - 3/12/2013
A New York court ruled to re-open a prenuptial agreement in a divorce precedent that New York divorce lawyer Todd Spodek has argued will open up the courts to a flood of divorce litigation.
Top 10 Financial Publications
Frank Thomas - 3/11/2013
Wall Street Journal: news on business and politics that is widely read by investors and others.
Economics: provides a European perspective with more focus on non-American markets.
Investor's Business Daily: focuses on news that makes markets move.
Forbes: articles on business and investments.
Fortune: known particularly for its annual features ranking companies and individuals by revenue and net worth.
Smart Money: magazine of personal business.
Money: focuses on personal finance issues.
Barron's: U.S. financial information and market developmen...
7 of 10 fastest growing economies in Africa
Ronald Roenick, Ph.D. - 2/25/2013
Africa is home to the 7 of 10 fastest growing economies in the world. The African economy as a whole expanded at 6% annually in 2012, which is even higher than the 4.9% annually that the continue averaged during the global boom from 2000-2008 when the rise was attributed to the rise of commodity prices. Today, the growth stems from other sectors: wholesale and retail, transportation, telecommunications and manufacturing.
Investment in Eastern Europe grows
Ronald Roenick, Ph.D. - 2/25/2013
In the face of the Great Depression in Greece, Italy, Spain, Ireland and other parts of the European continent, as well as the uncertainty of the future of the euro currency, the European Union continues to attract an ever-growing amount of foreign investment. Foreign investment in Europe went up 6.3% in 2012, creating nearly 80,000 jobs.
Outsourcing reduced to poor nations, increased to wealthy ones
Dan Sampson, Esq. - 2/25/2013
The United States has the world's largest economy and is, therefore, the biggest investor in the global economy. Foreign investment ("outsourcing") is widely viewed as a negative because it is believed to cause job losses, but on the other hand, it does make the American economy more efficient by increasing company profits. This may be seen as making the rich even wealthier at the expense of the poor, but the reality is that without outsourcing, at least some of the businesses would've collapsed, costing the poor and the middle-class hundreds of thousands of jobs.
Foreign Investment in the US Rises By One-Third
Dan Sampson, Esq. - 2/25/2013
Foreign direct investment in the United States is closing on a record high, despite a slowdown from 2008 to 2011. Last year, $310 billion were invested in the United States, the all-time second-highest amount ever. This is a very large jump from $234 billion the previous year. Foreign investment is sought by governments at all levels to help the economy recover. As more foreigners open businesses in the United States, more jobs are created and more taxes are paid. Some have argued that foreign acquisitions of U.S. firms is a threat to American economic security, but considering that foreign ow...
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