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eeed68372278e09198896a0ee18f52d3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/03/03/pollution-becomes-chinas-inconvenient-truth/ | Pollution Becomes China's 'Inconvenient Truth' | Pollution Becomes China's 'Inconvenient Truth'
NASA satellite imagery shows a huge blue cloud over China. It's pollution caused by coal fired power plants, primarily, and the world's largest population of cars. That cloud of dust stretches all the way to California. A health disaster is in the works in China. They eith... |
0bb13d8006a2657540f0ff3f7cefef6d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/03/26/u-s-getting-left-behind-as-more-allies-join-chinas-infrastructure-bank/ | U.S. Getting Left Behind As More Allies Join China's Infrastructure Bank | U.S. Getting Left Behind As More Allies Join China's Infrastructure Bank
Another one bites the dust. South Korea is seeking to be a founding member of Beijing's latest globalization push, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
South Korea marks yet another Washington ally that has expressed a desire to join ... |
7bc986bf7d4d5ad3d4cc2ab4ff4a0d32 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/04/01/brazil-is-going-to-hell-in-a-handbasket/ | Brazil Is Going To Hell In A Handbasket | Brazil Is Going To Hell In A Handbasket
Ask a Brazilian and they will tell you, "we've been through crisis before and we will get through this one."
But this one is different. Looking at the political and economic crisis in Brazil is like staring into a black hole. Its size is unknown. What's inside there is a mystery,... |
07e591621752258dd5b7266fa1041caa | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/04/02/china-through-train-ends-double-taxation-for-equity-investors/ | China 'Through-Train' Ends Double Taxation For Equity Investors | China 'Through-Train' Ends Double Taxation For Equity Investors
The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Exchange Connected is working out its kinks and investors are taking notice. Hong Kong and Beijing signed a tax treaty on Thursday that ends double taxation for equity traders, which was one of the sticking points for local br... |
ef5def030f5c925fc2aa496a14e1feb3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/04/29/can-europe-really-kick-russias-gazprom-to-the-curb/ | Can Europe Really Kick Russia's Gazprom To The Curb? | Can Europe Really Kick Russia's Gazprom To The Curb?
Ever since Russia annexed the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in the Black Sea, the European Union has suddenly discovered it needs to quickly diversify away from Russian natural gas. But can the E.U. ever truly kick its main foreign gas supplier to the curb?
Here's th... |
c5e1f7468248c8cc0ac2344b1337aa6d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/05/03/russian-government-ratifies-huge-china-gas-pipeline-deal/ | Russian Government Ratifies Huge China Gas Pipeline Deal | Russian Government Ratifies Huge China Gas Pipeline Deal
Oil and gas are bringing China and Russia closer together.
President Vladimir Putin ratified a gas supply agreement with China on Saturday that allows for a Siberia pipeline known as the East-Route to supply gas to China. The move is part of Gazprom's pivot to Ch... |
a4e980b51872b0a7925b36012fdc0992 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/05/04/simple-advice-on-russia-where-everyone-is-fearful-be-brave/ | Simple Advice On Russia: When Everyone Is Fearful, Be Brave | Simple Advice On Russia: When Everyone Is Fearful, Be Brave
Warren Buffet is known for advising investors on the value of being brave when everyone else is fearful. Russia fits the advice to a T. Global investors are paying attention, though admittedly are only tiptoeing into Russian equities from here. This year's CFA... |
61a7231857307dcf713133dd624ea48a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/06/02/world-bank-says-russia-bear-a-bull/ | World Bank Says Russia Bear A 'Bull' | World Bank Says Russia Bear A 'Bull'
The Russian bear is now a bull. As if it wasn't already, at least from a portfolio manager's perspective. The guys who responded this year's CFA Insitute's Global Survey that put Russia as a top four holding for growth equity were right on the money. It's beat the top four picks by ... |
afd2f3b85f43aa738e46e90815e823bc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/06/04/and-you-thought-the-russians-hated-the-u-s-dollar/ | And You Thought The Russians Hated The U.S. Dollar | And You Thought The Russians Hated The U.S. Dollar
Most of the time things are not quite the way they are portrayed on TV. Or in Drudge Report headlines. While the world's biggest foreign-currency-gobbling central banks are diversifying away from the U.S. dollar, when push comes to shove, the dollar is still as good as... |
0ba541770a4c47448afeab29328db89f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/07/31/brazil-lawyer-defending-corrupt-execs-in-petrobras-scandal-steps-down-cites-political-threats/ | Brazil Lawyer Defending Corrupt Execs In Petrobras Scandal Steps Down, Cites Political Threats | Brazil Lawyer Defending Corrupt Execs In Petrobras Scandal Steps Down, Cites Political Threats
Brazilians woke up Friday to discover that one of the defending lawyers in the biggest corruption case in the nation's history has resigned, citing threats to her life.
Beatriz Catta Preta told Globo TV news that she would no... |
058ee511eaabe7e5033edb44839730c9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/08/06/meet-the-genghis-khan-fund-manager/ | Meet The 'Genghis Khan' Fund Manager | Meet The 'Genghis Khan' Fund Manager
Mongolia?
Come on. Who wants to invest in Mongolia? Gary Kucher does. He runs Mongolia Holdings, a private firm mainly focused on infrastructure. This year's announcement of the China-led Silk Road has investors like Kucher thinking Mongolia is one of Central Asia's best kept secret... |
29e7467680fcf2e0f3ad606e6471f3af | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/09/06/brazils-birdman/ | Meet Brazil's Birdman | Meet Brazil's Birdman
A one man gang. Expat Douglas Trent is a known protector of Brazilian wildlife in the Pantanal. No... [+] foreigner knows Brazilian birds like this man. (Photo by Jackie O. Cruz/FORBES)
Douglas Trent, 58, is Brazil’s Birdman. His super hero claim to fame is pulling Brazilians living in the rural w... |
1f45576e28a4bc5680a38ff61d9c9dc6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/10/15/cnns-richard-quest-asks-business-leaders-are-u-s-russia-in-a-new-cold-war/ | CNN's Richard Quest Asks Business Leaders: Are U.S. & Russia In A New Cold War? | CNN's Richard Quest Asks Business Leaders: Are U.S. & Russia In A New Cold War?
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama pose for photographs before the... [+] start of a bilateral meeting at the United Nations headquarters September 28, 2015 in New York City. Putin and Obama are in New York Cit... |
85524d639b6038932c38babb7b2aafc1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/11/10/with-portugal-another-eurozoner-bites-the-dust/ | Portugal, A European Case Of 'Another One Bites The Dust' | Portugal, A European Case Of 'Another One Bites The Dust'
Another one bites the dust. Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho (C) sits between... [+] Portuguese vice prime minister Paulo Portas (L) and Portuguese finance minister Maria Luis Albuquerque (R) during a debate at the Portuguese Parliament in Lisbon on... |
eca230de842a5982077dc2ae5d568e95 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/12/09/brazils-crazy-credit-card-rates-are-practically-usury/ | Brazil's Crazy Credit Card Rates Are Practically Usury | Brazil's Crazy Credit Card Rates Are Practically Usury
Yes, America, your 22.9% annual percentage rate on your credit card is chump change compared to what Brazilians pay. Sure, other countries south of Texas pay much more than U.S. consumers would ever shell out for, but no one charges for credit like a Brazilian bank... |
8e9ce5f4ad5e0bd1c7e8085f9d9ae696 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/12/09/the-boldest-investment-idea-for-2016/ | The Boldest Investment Idea For 2016 | The Boldest Investment Idea For 2016
Few sovereigns elicit dread among investors the way Mother Russia does.
Even if you put aside the ugly blotches on its track record in capital markets--from its debt default in 1998 to President Putin's expropriation of Yukos Oil in 2003 and the expulsion of star hedge fund manager ... |
b4e96241fbceb689a4119e77d110e55c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/01/14/brazils-economy-hasnt-been-this-bad-since-1930/ | Brazil's Economy Hasn't Been This Bad Since 1930 | Brazil's Economy Hasn't Been This Bad Since 1930
Brazil's political class not making the required improvements to the economy. This all ends badly... [+] for everyone. (Photo by Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg)
Brazil isn't the same country it was in 1930, but it's economy is sure looking that way.
The country is facing its wo... |
a4ffd32dd872fe19d43b1492368b06f5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/01/29/months-before-rio-olympics-murder-rate-rises-in-brazil/ | Brazil Is Murder Capital Of The World, But Rio Is Safer Than Compton, Detroit, St. Louis... | Brazil Is Murder Capital Of The World, But Rio Is Safer Than Compton, Detroit, St. Louis...
Police patrol along a street in the Rocinha favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With joblessness on... [+] the rise and above-target inflation eating into real wages, consumption in Brazil has been declining as the country heads t... |
7a2d57976fef6c80e4093620ccb3049a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/02/04/brazils-vale-needs-to-turn-its-iron-ore-into-pixie-dust-before-investors-really-get-excited/ | Brazil's Vale Needs To Turn Its Iron Ore Into Pixie Dust Before Investors Really Get Excited | Brazil's Vale Needs To Turn Its Iron Ore Into Pixie Dust Before Investors Really Get Excited
Don't believe the hype on raw materials companies today. Especially the China-bound miners like Brazil iron ore giant Vale . Thursday's dubious 11.6% intraday rise in Vale shares will not stand. The same holds for rival comp... |
aa74ecf821ad4c96a2d0a2a9e776e26b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/02/05/chinas-bubble-making-machine-continues-in-shanghai-housing/ | China's Bubble-Making Machine Continues In Shanghai Housing | China's Bubble-Making Machine Continues In Shanghai Housing
Imagine what would happen if China did not allow its locals to invest abroad? Housing prices would have gone up by 50% instead of the 31% they went up in Shanghai last year.
Despite pressure from the government to curb rising home prices, local demand for apa... |
d9972be9d2811699545bbe21a1131103 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/02/11/how-to-beat-brazils-stock-market/ | How To Beat Brazil's Stock Market | How To Beat Brazil's Stock Market
Traders on the floor of the BM&F Bovespa stock exchange. Emerging markets are an after thought to... [+] most. In the case of Brazil, arguably the worst of the big four emerging markets, some global investment firms are finding diamonds in the rough. Day traders take note. (Photo by An... |
a055f14dafcd1899ae26166e1627a8cb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/02/18/barclays-hints-that-russia-economy-may-have-finally-bottomed/ | Barclays Hints That Russia's Economy May Have Finally Bottomed | Barclays Hints That Russia's Economy May Have Finally Bottomed
It's as close to a bottom call on Russia's two-year economic crisis as any. London-based Daniel Hewitt of Barclays said Thursday that Russian growth indicators now point to a "bottoming out of the recession."
It's been a while. Oil and sanctions have ha... |
6df9c65998aab73aa93b730e0e3248b3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/02/19/brazils-labor-market-is-imploding/?sh=dcc2c972b241 | Brazil's Labor Market Is Imploding | Brazil's Labor Market Is Imploding
Job seekers talk to specialists at a government unemployment center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Aug.... [+] 31, 2015. Unemployment is rising fast in Brazil. One sector is doing well: domestic service workers are making a comeback as working class jobs get slashed at Brazilian factories. ... |
4ca442ef688ca65377fa48bd0e9c321c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/04/14/chinas-currency-the-renmimbi-is-not-the-new-cdo/ | China's Currency, The Renmimbi, Is Not The New CDO | China's Currency, The Renmimbi, Is Not The New CDO
This is not the mid-2000s, and China's currency is not the new subprime some hedge funds are betting on. At least not yet.
The Chinese currency is gaining on the dollar. (AP Photo)
By the end of 2015, consensus view was that the Chinese currency -- the renmimbi (RMB) -... |
8130bc3178e0b83ab8cb1ed40b4f7ec5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/05/04/heres-how-many-assets-petrobras-needs-to-sell-to-meet-14-4-bln-target/ | Here's How Much Petrobras Needs To Sell To Meet $14.4 Billion Target | Here's How Much Petrobras Needs To Sell To Meet $14.4 Billion Target
The Petrobras divestiture plan for 2016 is in its early stages and we are already in the second quarter. It's like one down, 13 more to go.
With just seven months left in the year, the Brazilian oil giant needs to sell an average of $1.8 billion w... |
ece05d0a81ebeed15e555b036f03d2e4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/05/10/russias-incredibly-shrinking-auto-industry/ | Russia's Incredibly Shrinking Auto Industry | Russia's Incredibly Shrinking Auto Industry
Russian president Vladimir Putin leaves a Sollers SUV. The Russian brand auto maker canceled its... [+] partnership deal with Toyota to manufacture and sell the Land Cruiser. No demand. Russia's car market is getting smaller. (Photo by ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
Russia... |
7a6e4ca73bb35d1e291f89af00928add | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/05/16/the-flipside-of-chinas-love-for-american-real-estate/?ss=real-estate | The Flipside Of China's Love For American Real Estate | The Flipside Of China's Love For American Real Estate
In 2014, many people bemoaned the onslaught of Chinese home buyers into the red hot, always bubbly... [+] San Francisco real estate market. China is more than a buyer. It's a builder. The fipside of China demand driving up real estate prices is that it also creates ... |
13827684d4d5eaef0eefbee43e37008f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/06/10/putins-central-banker-does-it-again/ | Putin's Central Banker Does It Again | Putin's Central Banker Does It Again
Vladimir Putin talks with Central Bank governor Elvira Nabiulina. (AP Photo by Ivan Sekretarev)
In 2015 it looked like a nightmare. Russian bond prices were collapsing, yield -- naturally -- was heading as high as 14%. But for investors who like to buy when there's blood in the stre... |
f004cf1b69c49951f74772a07c497841 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/06/13/albania-becomes-latest-china-magnet/?sh=179f0f392490 | Albania Becomes Latest China Magnet | Albania Becomes Latest China Magnet
A merchant marine vessel is docked at the Durres Port in Albania. China is in talks with the... [+] government to build an industrial park there. It already owns the country's largest airport, is rebuilding an ancient Roman Empire road, and acquired rights to an oil field from Canadi... |
3a7e7878eb5d02570ef0a6405368865e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/07/20/the-populist-revolt-against-davos-man/ | The Populist Revolt Against 'Davos Man' | The Populist Revolt Against 'Davos Man'
Pro-Brexit supporters holds up placards as they demonstrate outside Downing street in central London... [+] on July 13, 2016. Theresa May took office as Britain's second female prime minister on July 13 charged with guiding the U.K. out of the European Union after a deeply devisi... |
2550148e1ed04c9aac431b2a34040e69 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/07/29/brazils-ex-president-lula-wants-un-to-save-him-from-petrobras-noose/ | Brazil's Ex-President Lula Wants UN To Save Him From Petrobras Noose | Brazil's Ex-President Lula Wants UN To Save Him From Petrobras Noose
Brazil's Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at a rally in defense of public companies... [+] and against Brazil's interim President Michel Temer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lawyers for the ex-President have filed a petition on Thursday, ... |
a36f9427787731b4e3853c80376695b6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/08/03/headline-halah-t/?_sm_au_=iVV1vMHFZNMPVrPF01TfKK3Qv3fc4 | American Companies Thriving In Russia: Is There Something To Be Ashamed About? | American Companies Thriving In Russia: Is There Something To Be Ashamed About?
The skyscrapers of Moscow city stand beyond construction work on Novy Arbat street in central Moscow... [+] on Wednesday June 22, 2016. Ever since the Democratic National Committee blamed Russia for hacking its email server, it's painted cha... |
e372e672a02cc9fe315b02cc810c9451 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/08/05/new-russian-pipeline-in-baltic-sea-could-collapse-ukraine/ | New Russian Pipeline In Baltic Sea Could 'Collapse' Ukraine | New Russian Pipeline In Baltic Sea Could 'Collapse' Ukraine
Russia's Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller proposed a pipeline that will be laid right along an existing... [+] one. He says it isn't political. A State Department official reiterates the mantra that the Nord Stream 2 deal is bad news for Ukraine's economy. (Photo by ... |
3cceabf6c7a5ead3b467372cf30cfe83 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/08/12/poland-roadblocks-russias-nord-stream-2-pipeline/ | Poland Roadblocks Russia's Nord Stream 2 Pipeline | Poland Roadblocks Russia's Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
Alexei Miller, CEO of Gazprom, talks with business partner and Shell Oil CEO Ben van Beurden in... [+] St.Petersburg on June 16, 2016. Their Nord Stream 2 deal may be off as Poland's anti-monopoly body puts its foot down on the natural gas pipeline. (AP Photo/ Dmitry Lo... |
8375d852de6bc76673bbf97a72ca71dc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/08/29/russia-fully-lifts-turkey-travel-bans-imposed-following-syria-imbroglio/ | Russia Fully Lifts Turkey Travel Ban Imposed Following Syria Imbroglio | Russia Fully Lifts Turkey Travel Ban Imposed Following Syria Imbroglio
Russian tourist Anastasia Goryachih dances poolside at a resort catering to primarily Russian... [+] tourists in Antalya, Turkey. Russian President Vladimir Putin officially lifted travel restrictions on tourism to Turkey in late June, with charter ... |
beced1a36b7ff8a6ca166d5df6ddb43a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/09/12/a-look-at-brazils-poverty-rate-after-14-years-of-workers-party-rule/ | A Look At Brazil's Poverty Rate After 14 Years Of Workers' Party Rule | A Look At Brazil's Poverty Rate After 14 Years Of Workers' Party Rule
High commodity prices, increased minimum wage and policies that tackled informality in the economy... [+] helped the left wing Workers' Party government propel more than 10 million Brazilians out of $2 a day poverty over the last 12 years. (Shutterst... |
d5ef72e37656dfd97f950cb7b7c12caf | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/09/19/mark-mobius-on-brazil-dont-cut-social-programs-keep-prosecuting-petrobras-criminals/ | Mark Mobius On Brazil: Don't Cut Social Programs, Keep Prosecuting Petrobras Criminals | Mark Mobius On Brazil: Don't Cut Social Programs, Keep Prosecuting Petrobras Criminals
Brazilian President Michel Temer wants to shrink government. He recently announced the concession or... [+] sale of 30 projects in the areas of energy, airports, roads, ports, railways and mining. His opponents in Brazil and in the p... |
551c41862fc0d8681de35cf87d3bc8cb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/09/25/for-global-businesses-no-plan-b-if-colombia-peace-accord-fails/ | For Global Businesses, No 'Plan B' If Colombia Peace Accord Fails | For Global Businesses, No 'Plan B' If Colombia Peace Accord Fails
A no voter waves a Colombian flag outside a Voto No! campaign bus in Medellin, Colombia on Sunday... [+] Sept. 4, 2016. The bus is part of a campaign led by ex-President Alvaro Uribe against the peace accord with the FARC. Foreign business executives in ... |
7b8c5074d3e767610802591a27fa59d8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/09/27/why-congress-will-extend-the-eb-5-immigrant-visa-program/ | Why Congress Will Extend The EB-5 Immigrant Visa Program | Why Congress Will Extend The EB-5 Immigrant Visa Program
See this building? That's why congress will keep the EB-5 immigrant visa for wealthy foreigners... [+] intact, despite its well-reported flaws. The Hudson Yards development in New York City was proposed by EB-5 development firm Related, and tons of money to build... |
e7a3d1b64550b5c51a090dc6a2ad203b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/09/30/for-colombia-and-the-farc-sunday-is-deal-or-no-deal/ | Sunday Might Be Colombia's 'Brexit' Moment | Sunday Might Be Colombia's 'Brexit' Moment
A choir of members of the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla sing at... [+] the end of the broadcasting of the signing of the peace at El Diamante rebel camp on September 26, the day Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Rodrigo... |
005bc632663545a9947b4094396b4423 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/10/03/imploding-venezuela-partially-to-blame-for-colombias-slowdown/ | Imploding Venezuela Partially To Blame For Colombia's Slowdown | Imploding Venezuela Partially To Blame For Colombia's Slowdown
Thousands of Venezuelans cross the border from San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela, to Cucuta,... [+] Colombia in search for groceries they cannot find back home. (Photo by SCHNEYDER MENDOZA/AFP/Getty Images)
It used to be Colombia's number two trading partn... |
35dcf968b3ec16d98141acdad5c79b92 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/10/03/no-colombians-did-not-vote-for-war-but-momentum-lost-for-now/ | Wall Street Votes 'No' On Colombia | Wall Street Votes 'No' On Colombia
A woman attends an event to promote the "No" vote in the upcoming referendum on the peace deal... [+] signed between the Colombian government and rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, Oct 1, 2016. Colombians go to the polls Sunday i... |
3cb6884f02e17f6a53c2483849cfa765 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/10/07/what-investors-still-like-about-colombia/ | What Investors Still Like About Colombia | What Investors Still Like About Colombia
View of skyscrapers in the Bocagrande neighborhood of Cartagena, Colombia. By Thursday's close, the... [+] stock market has returned the losses incurred by the negative news on the peace accord vote from Sunday Oct. 2. (Shutterstock)
All did not go according to plan for Presiden... |
c7f1fed140390878a7f5e1b7fd1fdd0c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/11/15/strong-dollar-will-be-bad-for-emerging-market-securities/ | Strong Dollar Will Be Bad For Emerging Market Securities | Strong Dollar Will Be Bad For Emerging Market Securities
Janet Yellen testifies before Congress on Thursday. Investors will be waiting to interpret the tea... [+] leaves on inflation and rate hikes in 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Here's the rule: strong dollar means weak commodities (like oil) and weak com... |
3efffbbb622b47cef92fdbd1dadfee7b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/12/05/what-chinas-capital-controls-mean-for-global-real-estate/ | What China's Capital Controls Mean For Global Real Estate | What China's Capital Controls Mean For Global Real Estate
China'based Anbang Insurance bought the Waldorf Astoria in 2014. (Getty Images)
Rumor has it that China is going to clamp down on outbound investment. What does it mean for the billions of dollars flowing into American real estate by Chinese nationals?
Last Mond... |
75574fea8286aa2a99fe40b42dc36cee | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/12/15/trump-russia-exxon-tillerson/ | Exxon's Sanctioned Russian Oil Deal Threatens Rex Tillerson As Trump's Secretary Of State | Exxon's Sanctioned Russian Oil Deal Threatens Rex Tillerson As Trump's Secretary Of State
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson (L) attend at... [+] the ceremony of the signing of an agreement between state-controlled Russian oil company Rosneft and ExxonMobil in the Black ... |
14c4c3261b70ab171b0a59f3cd47936e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/12/30/for-europe-bound-gas-russia-successfully-by-passing-ukraine/ | For Europe Bound Gas, Russia Successfully By-Passing Ukraine | For Europe Bound Gas, Russia Successfully By-Passing Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking during his annual press conference in Moscow on December... [+] 23, 2016. State-controlled Gazprom is delivering more gas to Europe via the Baltics than its old routes in Ukraine. Kiev getting worried. (Photo by NATAL... |
414115ed4cd9c0b21dbed68dea725333 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/01/04/brazil-real-estate-distressed-investing/ | Brazil Real Estate Is Now Cheap And Distressed | Brazil Real Estate Is Now Cheap And Distressed
The Banespa building (center) towers over the rest of São Paulo. After a long bull market run,... [+] Brazil's real estate market has fizzled. Global real estate investors take note. (Shutterstock)
Commercial and residential real estate prices in Brazil continue to fall, a... |
cdca51d2ab62c67034a0bdd3a2e7f658 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/01/24/brazil-is-still-a-complete-mess/ | Brazil Is Still A Complete Mess | Brazil Is Still A Complete Mess
Downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil. Right now. (Photo by MIGUEL SCHINCARIOL/AFP/Getty Images)
Brazil has surely hit bottom. The problem is she is scraping along in the mud and getting off the ground isn't going to be pretty, or clean. The country is a mess. After a seven year absence from Sao Pa... |
d5669abcc3241b6514ed9f10142b664b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/01/27/russia-sanctions-putin-economy/ | Russia Survived Sanctions, And BlackRock Goes Overweight | Russia Survived Sanctions, And BlackRock Goes Overweight
This is Moscow. Russia stocks are beating the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Place your after market... [+] trades, everyone. Russia is a buy, says BlackRock. (Shutterstock)
Sorry haters, Russia has survived sanctions. It survived $35 oil. And it survived two years... |
8a939b896404f11b9a438171cbb76747 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/02/23/stellar-brazil-bond-trade-closing-fast/?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=yahootix&partner=yahootix | Stellar Brazil Bond Trade Closing Fast | Stellar Brazil Bond Trade Closing Fast
Here's a secret for you: Brazil local currency debt. This opportunity will not happen again for some... [+] time. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Brazil's bond trade is coming to an end. The time is now, and its ticking fast. Big money investors need to get in on Brazil's local currency b... |
2df2ce3c370e122ea391e953dbdc28f1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/03/08/easy-money-is-dying-and-these-bonds-might-follow-suit/?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=yahootix&partner=yahootix | Easy Money Is Dying, And These Bonds Might Follow Suit | Easy Money Is Dying, And These Bonds Might Follow Suit
Janet Yellen, chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, adjusts her glasses during a Senate Banking,... [+] Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2017. Yellen said more interest-rate increases will be appropriate if... |
6933ebcabea980c52497e5ade42c3eec | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/05/17/why-hsbc-loves-chinas-silk-road/ | Why HSBC Loves China's Silk Road | Why HSBC Loves China's Silk Road
A man checks his smartphone outside a HSBC bank branch in Hong Kong on May 4, 2017. (Photo by DALE... [+] DE LA REY/AFP/Getty Images)
This weekend, Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced his antidote to globalization, peace and the great China way. The multi-billion dollar Silk Road projec... |
e16b2f8abd69b0ebc7b546c9677a39b0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/06/16/in-final-oliver-stone-interview-putin-predicts-when-russia-us-crisis-ends/ | In Final Oliver Stone Interview, Putin Predicts When Russia-US Crisis Ends | In Final Oliver Stone Interview, Putin Predicts When Russia-US Crisis Ends
Russian president Vladimir Putin is cautiously optimistic about U.S. relations. In his final... [+] interview with Oliver Stone, Putin says cyber warfare worries him and that the U.S. has the upper hand over Russia. (Photo by ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AF... |
97ea2ab131d4be40f81da21c5163c4a2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/07/06/guess-who-is-growing-sick-of-anti-russia-sanctions/ | Guess Who Is Growing Sick Of Anti-Russia Sanctions? | Guess Who Is Growing Sick Of Anti-Russia Sanctions?
A souvenir kiosk shows an illustration of Russian President Vladimir Putin holding a baby Donald... [+] Trump, based on an old poster showing Joseph Stalin holding a baby. An informal alliance between Democrats, Never Trump Republicans and foreign policy war hawks hav... |
e40c86253a18e06e46a4886a8042dcef | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/07/09/washingtons-ferociously-anti-russia-sanctions-meet-resistance/ | Washington's Ferociously Anti-Russia Sanctions Meet Resistance | Washington's Ferociously Anti-Russia Sanctions Meet Resistance
The average Democratic voter believes Russians elected Trump. It was all a plot by mastermind... [+] Vladimir Putin. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
U.S. corporations, from tech titans to Texas oil firms, are not happy with the Senate's latest... |
2ec2074cd93344334c4a68a794fbfadb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/07/20/russia-crawls-back-to-life-but-locals-feel-uneasy/ | Russia Crawls Back To Life, But Locals Feel Uneasy | Russia Crawls Back To Life, But Locals Feel Uneasy
Protesters recently took to the streets in Moscow to complain about United Russia, the most powerful... [+] political party in the country since the fall of the Communist Party in 1991. Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev are from United Russia. (Photo by... |
d58bbe39bc0f4f57e2721d8bb4aedf74 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/08/08/chinas-trillionaire-government-nearly-indestructible/ | China's Trillionaire Government Nearly Indestructible | China's Trillionaire Government Nearly Indestructible
A woman walks past the People's Bank of China (PBOC) headquarters in Beijing. The bank increased... [+] reserves nearly 8-fold in July compared to June. (Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg)
When it comes to the Chinese government's official piggy bank, known as its ... |
04b8a483b8216269d636d14d7ab04063 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/08/14/nafta-will-live-another-day-and-be-based-on-obamas-tpp/ | NAFTA Will Live Another Day, And Be Based On Obama's TPP | NAFTA Will Live Another Day, And Be Based On Obama's TPP
Adriana Aguero, a seamstress in an industrial park, shares a moment with her daughter after work in... [+] Ciudad Juarez on August 10, 2017. Many workers came to the city to be "maquila" workers when NAFTA launched under Bill Clinton in 1993. NAFTA will be renego... |
00e8b3a0de583682bdd7dc6a75569fc7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/08/30/remember-those-funny-european-sanctions-against-russia/ | Remember Those Funny European Sanctions Against Russia? | Remember Those Funny European Sanctions Against Russia?
So happy together. Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller (front L) with Engie CEO Isabelle Kocher, and flanked... [+] by the chief of the supervisory board of Nord Stream II, ex-German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder during a signing ceremony for the Nord Stream II gas pipeline ... |
a54c90190c4f9107cf0533cfb4ddf8b7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/09/26/russia-gazprom-exxon-platts-big-oil/ | What Sanctions? Russian Oil Knocks Exxon Off Its Pedestal | What Sanctions? Russian Oil Knocks Exxon Off Its Pedestal
Alexei Miller, CEO of Gazprom. "We're number one. Exxon's number nine." Photographer: Andrey... [+] Rudakov/Bloomberg
Sanctions have not had any real impact on Russian oil and gas giant Gazprom. It toppled Exxon's 12-year reign as the world's leading energy comp... |
70e108f0f759a63dbb477e3e05877d74 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/10/10/chinas-government-has-more-money-than-you-can-imagine/ | China's Government Has More Money Than You Can Imagine | China's Government Has More Money Than You Can Imagine
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Every time you hear an financial pundit on Fox Business News, CNBC or Bloomberg talk about global liquidity being part of the core central banks handing out free dollars and donuts to investment banks for the past 8 years is missing one substantial sid... |
c9d730c8f4f902cad370c889c41809bf | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/11/28/ukraines-naftogaz-hires-dc-lobbyist-to-fight-russias-gazprom/?sh=67f7e251136e | Ukraine's Naftogaz Hires DC Lobbyist To Fight Russia's Gazprom | Ukraine's Naftogaz Hires DC Lobbyist To Fight Russia's Gazprom
After Vladimir Putin, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller is arguably the second most hated Russian in... [+] Ukraine. (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT/AFP/Getty Images)
Ukrainian energy giant Naftogaz has hired a small DC lobbying firm called Yorktown Solutions to help them ... |
0d20d98dd709b383cd6181d74ef9f31b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/12/11/brazils-social-security-reform-set-to-fail-again/ | Brazil's Social Security Reform Set To Fail Again | Brazil's Social Security Reform Set To Fail Again
This is the approximate number of congressmen that will vote for entitlement reforms in Brazil.... [+] Photographer: Andre Coelho/Bloomberg
It will take a miracle to revive Brazil's public pension plan reform bill by year's end. As it is, 217 lower house of congress dep... |
60f39d91683d51638fce546d74631997 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/12/18/ten-dollars-makes-you-a-millionaire-in-venezuela/ | Ten Dollars Makes You A Millionaire In Venezuela | Ten Dollars Makes You A Millionaire In Venezuela
A man shows the new local community currency, the panal, launched in the '23 de Enero' working-class... [+] neighborhood in Caracas on December 15, 2017. A collective in a hilltop shantytown in Caracas created its own currency, the panal, in an attempt to fight chronic s... |
c6e58cfa463fae659c4acb6db21917cb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2018/01/26/blockchain-funds-get-1600-money-boost-in-one-day/ | BlockChain Funds Get 1,600% Money Boost In One Day | BlockChain Funds Get 1,600% Money Boost In One Day
Got blockchain? Got money! Lots of it.
Amplify and Reality Shares both created blockchain ETFs this month. Inflows rose by over 1,000% in a... [+] matter or days. (Shutterstock)
Two new funds targeting the blockchain world have seen inflows jump by 1,000%, at least, in... |
12744a4b382166baaaf359165231b9f5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2018/01/29/russias-newly-drafted-cryptocurrency-bill-crypto-not-cash/ | Russia's Newly Drafted Cryptocurrency Bill: 'Crypto Not Cash' | Russia's Newly Drafted Cryptocurrency Bill: 'Crypto Not Cash'
An employee passes power supply units and cooling fans linked to cryptocurrency mining machines at... [+] the SberBit mining 'hotel' in Moscow on Dec. 9, 2017. Russia's FinMin says bitcoin miners will have to register as a company or as self-employed individ... |
5630fb66aefc90db5b612b5c862a70d5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2018/02/22/broke-venezuelan-government-turns-to-cryptocurrency-to-fund-election-rakes-in-millions/ | Broke Venezuelan Government Turns To Cryptocurrency To Fund Election, Rakes In Millions | Broke Venezuelan Government Turns To Cryptocurrency To Fund Election, Rakes In Millions
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (C) speaks next to Venezuela's Cryptocurrency Superintendent... [+] Carlos Vargas (L) during a press conference to launch a new oil-backed cryptocurrency called 'Petro', at the Miraflores Preside... |
e7530219bf2224def5463923ea4af582 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2018/03/26/are-china-bonds-the-new-safe-haven/?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=yahootix&partner=yahootix | Are China Bonds The New 'Safe Haven'? | Are China Bonds The New 'Safe Haven'?
Most large fund families have investments in China bonds these days. Should you? (Shutterstock)
It almost sounds completely ridiculous. Chinese bonds, priced in yuans, are the new safe haven?
For some countries, that may be the case more so than it is here.
China's debt burden is n... |
0eb71b9a6f51859c2465e20f3227f74b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2018/04/16/is-germany-protecting-russias-gazprom-from-latest-anti-trust-discovery/ | Is Germany Protecting Russia's Gazprom From Latest Anti-Trust Discovery? | Is Germany Protecting Russia's Gazprom From Latest Anti-Trust Discovery?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko shake hands after their... [+] meeting in the German chancellery on April 10, 2018, in Berlin. On one hand, Germany keeps acting as an intermediary between Ukraine and Russia... |
929ae3ae56e162dd48f1314d72e4c5aa | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2018/06/14/central-banks-in-retreat-as-post-great-recession-normalcy-returns/ | Central Banks In Retreat As Post-Great-Recession 'Normalcy' Returns | Central Banks In Retreat As Post-Great-Recession 'Normalcy' Returns
Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, says their quantitative easing program (QE)... [+] ends in December. Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images.
Guess what? Your bank loan is going to cost money from here on in. So is your margin account... |
bd1de9b0c39961aa8971e586e30f17f6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2018/07/18/heres-how-china-will-protect-itself-from-trumps-trade-war/ | Here's How China Will Protect Itself From Trump's Trade War | Here's How China Will Protect Itself From Trump's Trade War
“Look at Trump’s funny tweet. He said he was going to kick our mothers or something like this.... [+] (Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images.)
The Chinese economy has been resilient up to now. But the trade war is only just beginning. By the end of the summe... |
94261634763c51829651ac5ac48981a1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2018/08/03/heres-how-much-this-trade-war-might-cost-us/ | Here's How Much This Trade War Might Cost Us | Here's How Much This Trade War Might Cost Us
Tax and financial advisory firm RSM estimates that a full-scale trade war will cost the U.S. over $1... [+] trillion. (Shutterstock)
Wars aren’t free. That includes trade wars.
The Trump administration is currently fighting a trade war with China but also has tariffs on good... |
d35db5984958aa6abd60918cdcecdbbc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/08/12/would-rachel-carson-embrace-frankenfoods-this-scientist-believes-yes/ | Would Rachel Carson Embrace 'Frankenfoods'? - This Scientist Believes 'Yes' | Would Rachel Carson Embrace 'Frankenfoods'? - This Scientist Believes 'Yes'
Rachel Carson, Author of "Silent Spring." (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By Pamela Ronald
“A truly extraordinary variety of alternatives to the chemical control of insects is available. Some are already in use and have achieved brilliant success. Ot... |
16f85f45aac0c70a85d705ff0d9b5d41 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/08/13/government-policy-restrains-an-economic-recovery-launched-by-the-2008-recession/ | Government Policy Restrains An Economic Recovery Launched By The 2008 Recession | Government Policy Restrains An Economic Recovery Launched By The 2008 Recession
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By Tracy Miller
Recent monthly employment reports have confirmed that this is the slowest U.S. recovery from a recession since the Great Depression. Four years after the recession began, unemployment is still above 8 percen... |
f7e1eed8740547d7c1b31d681d1e9625 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/08/14/americas-alleged-economic-recovery-is-slower-than-japans-during-its-lost-decade/ | America's Alleged Economic Recovery Is Slower Than Japan's During Its Lost Decade | America's Alleged Economic Recovery Is Slower Than Japan's During Its Lost Decade
By Shawn Ritenour
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. "We cannot pave the road to prosperity with monetary... [+] inflation and government spending." (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)
In light of claims that we’ve been in an ec... |
51074644370bb8e4d332d95650464883 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/08/19/the-closer-one-looks-at-obamacare-the-more-it-looks-like-medicaid/ | The Closer One Looks At Obamacare, The More It Looks Like Medicaid | The Closer One Looks At Obamacare, The More It Looks Like Medicaid
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By Scott Gottlieb & Tom Miller
Before November’s presidential election gives Americans a final vote on whether Obamacare survives, consumers should consider the kind of health insurance that they would get ... |
e4f9ef981147b9db817ee0eb0b856284 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/08/23/private-currency-competition-is-the-monetary-answer/ | Private Currency Competition Is The Monetary Answer | Private Currency Competition Is The Monetary Answer
By Wendy Milling
A private $1 note, issued by the "Delaware Bridge Company" of New Jersey 1836-1841. (Photo credit:... [+] Wikipedia)
The push for monetary reform is on, and intellectuals seeking to reform the monetary system in accordance with free market principles ... |
00b0388376e54e7daa00465b99a38669 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/08/29/since-monetary-spending-is-unequal-who-spends-wisest/ | Since Monetary Spending Is Unequal, Who Spends Wisest? | Since Monetary Spending Is Unequal, Who Spends Wisest?
By Dr. Shawn Ritenour
The financial and economic meltdown of 2008 was preceded by large increases in government spending and monetary inflation that artificially lowered interest rates. Those interventionist policies fueled massive capital malinvestment including h... |
00011e5bda8522f4c6e6d00d59f8df4e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/09/04/will-obamacare-play-games-with-your-actual-life/ | Will Obamacare Play Games With Your Actual Life? | Will Obamacare Play Games With Your Actual Life?
By Paul Hsieh
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Have you ever boarded an airplane, pushed off from the gate, then sat motionless on the runway for 45 minutes? This can happen for many reasons. But the federal Department of Transportation counts a flight as “d... |
5697b0f0faba9743a4f460b2baa33176 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/09/09/why-hasnt-there-been-another-palestinian-intifada/ | Why Hasn't There Been Another Palestinian Intifada? | Why Hasn't There Been Another Palestinian Intifada?
By Alexander Joffe & Asaf Romirowsky
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the 2012 World Economic Forum (Photo credit: World... [+] Economic Forum)
Is the Arab Spring an ‘intifada’? And why haven’t the Palestinians joined in?
The intifada or ‘throwing off’ wa... |
dd0b248708ad68b0976d4704428ad693 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/09/12/low-skilled-immigrant-workers-are-vital-contributors-to-the-economy/ | Low-Skilled Immigrant Workers Are Vital Contributors To The Economy | Low-Skilled Immigrant Workers Are Vital Contributors To The Economy
By David Bier
Immigration-rights activists stage a rally calling for the government to act on immigration... [+] legislation (Image credit: AFP via @daylife)
The Republican National Committee reformed its immigration platform this month to favor a new ... |
779313cf25079dcf6d009d0ecee8ff78 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/09/26/jerry-brown-tells-californians-they-can-eat-high-speed-rail/ | Jerry Brown Tells Californians They Can 'Eat High Speed Rail' | Jerry Brown Tells Californians They Can 'Eat High Speed Rail'
By Thomas Del Beccaro
Jerry Brown (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
California has long been a national leader. In industries such as aerospace, entertainment, agricultural and hi-tech, to name just a few, the Golden State has historically led the way. Today, howeve... |
261094c78f7c565171cf136679de85f5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/09/27/if-mitt-romney-wins-what-happens-next-is-crucial/ | If Mitt Romney Wins, What Happens Next Is Crucial | If Mitt Romney Wins, What Happens Next Is Crucial
(Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)
By Morton Blackwell
If Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are elected the next President and Vice President of the United States, what happens then?Next would come close to three months of a transition period while the President-elect pu... |
ed0b0a1419f71516fabe4eea2b1ac50d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/10/18/lets-end-the-enslavement-of-healthcare-providers/ | Let's End The Enslavement Of Healthcare Providers | Let's End The Enslavement Of Healthcare Providers
(Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)
By Amesh Adalja, MD
At “The Global Approach to eHealth” conference I recently attended, former UK MP and Minister of Health Gerry Malone spoke about the future of healthcare. Most striking about Mr. Malone’s comments was his ide... |
e1b486c873ca1dca3b6a6720ede06bde | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/10/22/the-mitt-romney-you-dont-know-yet/ | The Mitt Romney You Don't Know (Yet) | The Mitt Romney You Don't Know (Yet)
By Jeff Ballabon
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A remarkable clip from CBS News is making the rounds (disclosure: from Feb 2009 to Feb 2011 I was head of Communications for CBS News). Most of the chatter is about how unexpected this kind of positive coverage of the Republican candidate ... |
1116df9029d073ee4ba55a332b0847ef | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/10/24/the-reality-of-higher-taxes-on-income-is-an-ugly-one/ | The Reality Of Higher Taxes On Income Is An Ugly One | The Reality Of Higher Taxes On Income Is An Ugly One
By Howard Rich
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As politicians hunt for votes in the final days before this November’s elections, they would be wise to take a look at fresh data proving the efficacy of income tax relief as an economic stimulant. More than any other gover... |
46967e341fd8cec100edc323a3bcb351 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/11/20/how-activism-distorts-the-assessment-of-health-risks/ | How Activism Distorts The Assessment Of Health Risks | How Activism Distorts The Assessment Of Health Risks
By Geoffrey Kabat
The hazard symbol for carcinogenic chemicals. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The International Agency for Research on Cancer is renowned for producing assessments of carcinogens. But it appears that some of the agency’s evaluations may overstate the risk... |
604141e0709f4049cd47821f0d9041b2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2012/12/13/a-trillion-dollar-tax-increase-that-republicans-and-obama-should-agree-to/ | A Trillion Dollar Tax Increase That Republicans And Obama Should Agree To | A Trillion Dollar Tax Increase That Republicans And Obama Should Agree To
By Peter Schweizer
With America hurtling toward the fiscal cliff’s edge, Democrats and Republicans continue jockeying for position on whether to boost taxes on the rich, slash wasteful spending, or both.
Common ground might be found in the $3.7 t... |
74c5440aab52028ee6364cc911236236 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/01/15/the-obesity-police-turn-a-solvable-problem-into-a-needless-war/ | The Obesity Police Turn A Solvable Problem Into A Needless War | The Obesity Police Turn A Solvable Problem Into A Needless War
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By Jeff Stier
If there’s agreement about anything in our hotly-politicized environment today it is that while we work to find sensible and principled solutions to real-world problems, we also need to do a better job coming to co... |
ce65c4fa249182d9460f4a734118628b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/01/22/why-all-u-s-states-should-eliminate-the-income-tax/ | Why All U.S. States Should Eliminate The Income Tax | Why All U.S. States Should Eliminate The Income Tax
By Francis DeLuca
N.C. Governor Pat McCrory (Photo credit: Hal Goodtree)
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman, and Kansas Governor Sam Brownback have all called for their states to eliminate their income tax and replace it with a sales tax ... |
be32c261342a0995866ac0e2dfc675a4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/01/24/despair-and-hope-beyond-ben-bernankes-monetary-cliff/ | Despair and Hope Beyond Chairman Bernanke's Monetary Cliff | Despair and Hope Beyond Chairman Bernanke's Monetary Cliff
Official portrait of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By Brendan Brown
All thinking investors and their dogs have some bad days when they experience fear or even terror about the eventual outcome of Professor Bernanke’s vast mone... |
ca8dcbea8cf7423a2c1636785f6d8780 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/01/30/value-destroyers-like-bernanke-fancy-themselves-magician-economists/ | Value Destroyers Like Bernanke Fancy Themselves Magician Economists | Value Destroyers Like Bernanke Fancy Themselves Magician Economists
Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. (Image credit: Getty... [+] Images via @daylife)
By Matthew Melchiorre
Economics is not magic. Yet today, many prominent economists insist on pulling off an economic rabbit... |
4dede3424610562bf0184622c7c07c04 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/02/21/can-gamificatio-save-our-broken-education-system/ | Can Gamification Save Our Broken Education System? | Can Gamification Save Our Broken Education System?
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By Shravan Goli
In the dialogue on how technology may save education for a generation facing a broken public school system and countless distractions, gamification has received plenty of attention. But can digital games – often the very... |
e4754373ae4984de954a59074ca6df94 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/03/12/if-you-work-for-harvard-its-possible-youre-being-watched-by-harvard/ | If You Work For Harvard, It's Possible You're Being Watched By Harvard | If You Work For Harvard, It's Possible You're Being Watched By Harvard
(Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By Robert Shibley
Did you ever get that sneaking suspicion that someone’s watching you? As it turns out, if you work for Harvard University, you might have good reason for it.
The fallout from Harvard’s 2012 cheating scanda... |
74cfe1731abb7a7921159bb60ed8e14a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/05/02/sweatshops-in-bangladesh-improve-the-lives-of-their-workers-and-boost-growth/ | Sweatshops In Bangladesh Improve The Lives Of Their Workers, And Boost Growth | Sweatshops In Bangladesh Improve The Lives Of Their Workers, And Boost Growth
Bangladeshi garment workers help evacuate a survivor using lengths of textile as a slide to evacuate... [+] from the rubble after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on April 24, 2013. At least 15 people we... |
fd78ee07b1a4f5745d9ef7149e3823a8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/06/12/reporting-your-neighbors-speech-dont-laugh-its-coming-to-a-college-campus-near-you/ | Reporting Your Neighbor's Speech? Don't Laugh, It's Coming To A College Campus Near You | Reporting Your Neighbor's Speech? Don't Laugh, It's Coming To A College Campus Near You
By Robert Shibley
University of Montana (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
In a May 9 letter to the University of Montana, the federal government said it would require nearly every college and university in America, public and private, to in... |
ed9634f1f09c7b65a21ba2109ed18d36 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/06/20/how-government-uses-accounting-tricks-to-hide-the-student-loan-swindle/ | How Government Uses Accounting Tricks To Hide The Student-Loan Swindle | How Government Uses Accounting Tricks To Hide The Student-Loan Swindle
President Barack Obama, surrounded by college students, makes a statement on student loans in the... [+] Rose Garden of the White House May 31, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)
By Jason Richwine
With interest rates o... |
babf0b8732fbb98732f2809883b63292 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/06/20/irans-hassan-rouhani-stands-out-as-a-moderate-among-reactionaries/ | Iran's Hassan Rouhani Stands Out As A 'Moderate' Among Reactionaries | Iran's Hassan Rouhani Stands Out As A 'Moderate' Among Reactionaries
Iran's former top nuclear negotiator Hassan Rowhani smiles as he attends a press conference. (Image... [+] credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife)
By Joshua Muravchik
Most commentators on Hassan Rouhani’s surprising first round victory of in Iran’s pre... |
8af55f7c7ba8391a30b172b27b4f0632 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/07/11/why-lebron-james-should-be-rooting-against-obamacare/ | Why LeBron James Should Be Rooting Against ObamaCare | Why LeBron James Should Be Rooting Against ObamaCare
NBA player LeBron James. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By John Berlau
The sudden announcement of a one-year delay of the Obamacare employer mandate confirms the fear expressed even by the law’s supporters that implementation will be a “train wreck.” Among other nervous a... |
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