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After the massive earthquake rocked Japan and lead to the Fukushima nuclear disaster over a year ago, many environmentalists have pushed heavily against nuclear power initiatives. Around the world and recently at a site in Virginia, activists have been protesting against the mining of uranium citing “health risks” that the process involves. In
Cyber security threats pose a greater danger today than they ever have as more systems are interconnected via the Internet. With governments employing cyber-weapons like Flame and Stuxnet along with rogue hacker groups like Anonymous, cyber-attacks are becoming all the more common. An attack to over 60 banks recently discover
Historically, China has been the subject of serious animosity from their neighbor Mongolia and now that China has become an international power, the animosity has intensified. As China’s domestic metal reserves shrink, they have been looking to import resources from countries like Chile, Brazil and especially Mongolia. However, Mongolia’s fears of being
The goal of investing in a 401k is to make money for your retirement, however, in a volatile market, losses taken can drastically impact your nest egg. In addition to the risk of investments, if you’re using mutual funds in your 401k you could be paying exorbitant fees even when you lose money. CNN explains
June 27, 2012 Yerevan, Armenia Despite being neighbors, there are no flights between Tbilisi, Georgia and Yerevan, Armenia. No reason to bother with air travel from one poor country to another, I suppose, the demand just isn’t there. So I opted for the train. Specifically the overnight Armenian train. And everything about it
Economic sanctions have been used to mandate international policies for centuries. Like most times governments mettle in the economy, economic sanctions can cause unintended and destructive consequences to occur. On Sunday, EU mandated sanctions are scheduled to go into affect against Iran however the economic ripples are already being felt across the
One of the central themes behind the Occupy Wall Street protests was the widening income disparity between the classes and the 99% versus the 1% mantra. Despite this class warfare, a recent study indicates that our conventional method for tracking income inequality could be all wrong. This new research focuses
Since the Food Stamp Act of 1964, Americans have been receiving government aid to pay for their groceries. However, the percentage of the population on food stamps has dramatically increased from when the program was first launched. Today there are almost 48 million people receiving food stamps and in a new
Family dynasties have continuously thrived throughout history: The Habsburgs, The Romanovs, The Rothschilds. Many people believe that these families maintain their wealth simply because they have masses of it, however a recent study indicates that there is a much stronger factor which drives financial success from one generation to the next. United Press International reveals the
Over the past few years Chile has made continuous strides to position themselves as a business friendly country. Investment in Chile has historically been directed to their rich copper mines and in a move to spur their metal exports, Chile has made a paramount deal with China to drastically increase
Over a year ago, I penned an article entitled “4 Silver Investments to Avoid.” About two weeks later, on April 26th, I wrote another article: “Should I Sell My Silver?” saying that I expected an imminent correction in the silver price, after it had gone “parabolic.” It caused quite a stir at the
Women have always faced adversity in the business world especially in non-western countries. As China’s presence as an international trading power has grown, so have the business opportunities for women. Most recently, female executives have been following a trend of moving production and other operations farther south into India. The
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