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Investing is largely about trying to predict the future —future markets, future politics, future booms and busts. That’s why it’s so important to keep up with politics; not just as …

Russian strongman Vladimir Putin struck back against Western sanctions, telling international multinational financial services companies Visa and MasterCard they must cough up a $3.8 billion USD “security deposit,” which they will forfeit …

While Russian troops camp out on the Ukrainian border, pro-Russian insurgents inside the Eastern European nation are seizing town  after town, this week claiming the eastern city of Luhansk. Obama …

The United States’ central banking system will continue to “taper” its bond-buying program, and intends to end the program this fall, Janet Yellen told reporters today in her first press …

If you think it costs more to take little Taco the Chihuahua or Whiskers the Cat to the see the vet, you’re not imagining it. It’s not unusual in many …

Another year is upon us, and as they do every year, the World Economic Forum released Thursday its Global Risks 2014 Report. These are the 10 biggest threats the world …

Hollywood talent executive jobs are hard to get, and even harder to keep.  Pricey meals, private jets, exclusive seating, huge salaries, and the power to command the culture are just …

Disruptive innovation is one of the most important economic theories of the modern world. It separates incremental improvement from the type of new product that has the potential to make …

Here in the United States, politicians routinely play the blame game over what seem like small changes in the unemployment rate. If the official rate slips, say, from 7.5% to …