NORTH KOREA IS ARMING RUSSIA AND THREATENING WAR WITH SOUTH KOREA / THE ECONOMIST

Armed and autocratic North Korea is arming Russia and threatening war with South Korea Kim Jong Un likes to provoke. The risks of miscalcula...

BITCOIN BULLS ARE NOT THE BIGGER FOOLS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Bitcoin bulls are not the bigger fools  The most popular cryptocurrency is starting to look like more than a passing fad Ruchir Sharma © FT ...

EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE WORLD´S STOCK OPTIONS AREN´T TRADED WHERE YOU THINK / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Eighty Percent of the World’s Stock Options Aren’t Traded Where You Think Bitcoin and GameStop made headlines. But an even wilder speculativ...

CORRUPTION IS SURGING ACROSS LATIN AMERICA / THE ECONOMIST

The legacy of Lava Jato Corruption is surging across Latin America Political blowback from a period of intense anti-corruption campaigns is ...

EU WARNED OF RISING RISK OF SYSTEMIC FINANCIAL SHOCKS FROM CONTINENT WARNING / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

EU warned of rising risk of systemic financial shocks from continent warming Environmental agency says region should prepare for long-term a...

THE TWO FACES OF FREE TRADE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Two Faces of Free Trade Whereas free trade was once the central cause of progressive reformers seeking to combat entrenched interests on...

XI JINPING´S HUNGER FOR POWER IS HURTING CHINA´S ECONOMY / THE ECONOMIST

China’s National People’s Congress Xi Jinping’s hunger for power is hurting China’s economy A new economic plan won’t end deflation, even as...

WILL THE STOCK MARKET KEEP GOING UP? WHAT TO KNOW AS THE S&P 500 HITS NEW HIGHS. / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

Will the Stock Market Keep Going Up? What to Know as the S&P 500 Hits New Highs. Hope for interest-rate cuts has been replaced by strong...

TRUMP AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC RISK PICTURE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Trump and the Global Economic Risk Picture Although the world is beset by wars, rising great-power tensions, and other geopolitical risks, m...