Author: Dian Chu

Posted: 2011-07-09 18:14:16 UTC-05:00 by Stan Abrams Last week, the story “leaked out†that a China sovereign wealth fund had expressed interest in purchasing a significant stake in Facebook. Lots...

Posted: 2011-07-09 18:16:33 UTC-05:00By Charles Rotblut Investors are told to look for a combination of growth, profitability, fiscal strength and low valuation. A stock possessing all of these characteristics should be an...

The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions from 14 central banks around the world, of which 7 made changes in their monetary policy settings. Those that increased interest rates were: Sweden +25bps to 2.00%,...

Posted: 2011-07-09 18:06:20 UTC-05:00 By Michael Pettis I want to start with a story that may be fairly illustrative of one of the problems within the Chinese economy that I worry about....

By Kurt Cobb Newly accessible natural gas from deep shale deposits around the world has been touted as a solution to everything from oil dependence to climate change. But our actual experience with shale gas extraction is...

Posted: 2011-07-09 22:58:18 UTC-05:00 By Stan Abrams The roller coaster ride for China stocks on Wall Street continues, with some firms subject to intense sell offs based on nothing more than rumors that unfavorable reports from...

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By Bob van der Valk (Guest Post) Where exactly does the official US policy stand on the building of additional nuclear power plants? It seems Nebraskans and New Mexicans have good reasons for heightened concerns on whether our...