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Japan and Russia have a long history of animosity, however with China set to have the largest economy by 2025 and the US securing naval positions in the pacific, Japan and Russia are looking to each other to be economic and military allies. As activity Asia is sure to increase,
Wikipedia defines a Shareholder as “an individual or institution (including a corporation) that legally owns any part of a share of stock in a public or private corporation. Shareholders own the stock, but not the corporation itself.” Despite shareholders not actually owning the company, executives are constantly driven to appease them. According to Lynn A. Stout, making business
Living in the digital age has created new opportunities for advertisers to track more data than ever before. The Internet has revolutionized the marketing industry by the pure volume of data they’re able to record from visitors on their site. However, the gross majority of info these agencies collect is done without
As a international traveler, it is essential to know the economic and political environment of any place you visit. With the advent of the Internet, countries are becoming quick to censor any form of political dissent and use force quiet resistance. In another attack on freedom of the press, the Sri
Over the past couple years China has been making strides to expand the use of the renminbi for international trade as apposed to using the US dollar as an intermediary. With a growing Chinese economy and a weakening USD, increased use of the renminbi protects global trade from the desperate moves made
June 29, 2012 Tel Aviv, Israel This week may very well go down as ‘connect the dots’ week. Things have been moving so quickly, so let’s step back briefly and review the big picture from the week’s events: 1) After weeks… months… even years of posturing and denial, Spain and Cyprus became the
Personal privacy is always a major concern and today’s technology makes your personal privacy more vulnerable than ever. New facial recognition software makes it easy for the government and companies track your all of your movements. In a promising move for privacy advocates, the EU will be mandating that companies
Real estate bubbles have scared many investors aways from potential housing hotspots. The housing bubble of 2007 along with current bubbles like the one in Burma, create major uncertainty for investors. However there appears to be a rapidly growing market for luxury homes in Kenya that’s based on sound growth
The precious metals market has taken a beating recently however this trend hasn’t scared off Chinese mining investment. In addition to their deals with mines in Mongolia and Chile, a Chinese mining company has now moved into the South African platinum market. In spite of the market uncertainty, the acquisition still poses
There is a rich legacy of trade from India through the Middle East. The historic Silk Road was a highway of merchants and nomads that brought wealth and commerce to cities along the route. In an attempt to revitalize the trade corridor, India has been pushing for increased investment in
Flip-flopping is unsurprisingly common in politics and Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling on the individual mandate is another example how the Obama administration changes its rhetoric whenever it’s convenient. In 2009, President Obama repeatedly claimed that the individual mandate was not a tax increase, however, the Supreme Court just ruled it
There has been much buzz surrounding the recent economic reforms underway in Myanmar, however the amount of hype surrounding this up and coming nation is overblown. Not to say Myanmar doesn’t have great potential, but the country is currently experiencing a real estate bubble of epic proportions. The Global Post discusses
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