THE $100 BN BET: THE MEANING OF THE VISION FUND / THE ECONOMIST

The $100bn bet The meaning of the Vision Fund Succeed or fail, Masayoshi Son is changing the world of technology investing TWO y...

AMERICA BEWARE: DOLLAR SUPREMACY IS NOT FOREVER / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

America beware: dollar supremacy is not forever Under Trump, the US is increasingly seen as an unreliable partner Eswar Prasad '...

THE DEBT SHACKLES RETURN / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Debt Shackles Return Michael Heise MUNICH – Global growth is accelerating. But before we break out the champagne, we should ack...

THE U.S. AND NORTH KOREA, STILL MILES APART

The US and North Korea, Still Miles Apart By Phillip Orchard U.S. President Donald Trump canceled next month’s summit with Nort...

THE THING INSIDE YOUR CELLS THAT MIGHT DETERMINE HOW LONG YOU LIVE / THE NEW YORK TIMES

The Thing Inside Your Cells That Might Determine How Long You Live You may have forgotten about the nucleolus since you took biology clas...

HOW THE WEST SHOULD JUDGE A RISING CHINA / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

How the west should judge a rising China Advanced countries are hobbled by their inability to manage their own affairs Martin Wolf ...

HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE FATE OF LIBERAL ORDER / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Human Rights and the Fate of the Liberal Order Joseph S. Nye CAMBRIDGE – Many experts have proclaimed the death of the post-1945 li...

EUROPE´S ECONOMY THROWS A WRENCH IN THE ECB´S PLANS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Europe’s Economy Throws a Wrench in the ECB’s Plans International trade conflicts and an economic slowdown threaten to delay the bank’s e...

WHAT CATS AND THE GRAY TSUNAMI HAVE IN COMMON / MAULDIN ECONOMICS

What Cats and the Gray Tsunami Have in Common Patrick Cox Editor, Transformational Technology Alert Dear Reader,   I have a favorite...

IS OIL ABOUT TO BECOME FRONT-PAGE NEWS? / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

  Is Oil About To Become Front-Page News? “A Glut That Held Prices Down For Years Is Essentially Gone”   Here’s a new indicator for yo...

ITALY DEMOSTRATES THE WAY TO LIBERAL DEMOCRACY´S DEMISE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Italy illustrates the way to liberal democracy’s demise Complacency about the rise of populists is typical of failing political systems ...

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO GLOBAL GROWTH? / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

What Is Happening to Global Growth? Investors are being wrong-footed by weaker than expected data By Richard Barley NO REBOUND IH...