EXXON MOBIL STRIKES $60 BILLION DEAL FOR SHALE GIANT / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Exxon Mobil Strikes $60 Billion Deal for Shale Giant The acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources, Exxon’s largest since its merger with Mob...

THE FEDERAL DEFICIT IS EVEN BIGGER THAN IT LOOKS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

The Federal Deficit Is Even Bigger Than It Looks Student-debt cancellation complicates the numbers as higher interest rates make borrowing c...

REDIVIDING THE WORLD: GOVERNMENTS ACROSS THE WORLD ARE DISCOVERING "HOMELAND ECONOMICS" / THE ECONOMIST

Redividing the world Governments across the world are discovering “homeland economics” But introducing industrial policy is a big mistake, a...

LESSONS FOR CHINA FROM JAPAN´S LOST DECADE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Lessons for China from Japan’s lost decade Beijing is confronting slowing growth, falling prices and rising youth unemployment. From Tokyo, ...

THE WORLD BEGINS TO REORDER ITSELF / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The World Begins to Reorder Itself By: George Friedman I wrote a few months ago that the world is in the process of reordering itself, somet...

RISING BOND YIELDS ARE EXPOSING FISCAL FANTASY IN EUROPE / THE ECONOMIST

Reality beckons  Rising bond yields are exposing fiscal fantasy in Europe Italy’s budget plans look irresponsible As the fear that interest ...

CAN CHINA OVERCOME ITS DEMOGRAPHIC DEFICIT? / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Can China overcome its demographic deficit? As things stand, a declining population is set to slow the growth of the economy Martin Wolf  © ...

THE U.S. HAS A NEW SET OF TOOLS FOR BULLYING THE WORLD / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The U.S. Has a New Set of Tools for Bullying the World By Christopher Caldwell An illustration of a globe trapped in a stars-and-stripes cag...