Author: Dian Chu

By Tim Iacono Time and again you hear pundits say that what the U.S. experienced in the last decade was a terrible boom/bust cycle for the housing and credit markets. But then, almost in the same breath, they oftentimes say the...

By George Friedman The United States reportedly sent a letter to Iran via multiple intermediaries last week warning Tehran that any attempt to close the Strait of Hormuz constituted a red line for Washington. The same week, a...

By EconMatters A recent article at Foreign Policy noted that the $10 trillion global black market is now the world’s fastest growing economy, and that in 2009, the OECD concluded that half the world’s workers (almost...

By JW Jones A couple of weeks ago we received reports that the unemployment rate in the United States was improving markedly. In addition, sentiment numbers were released that confirmed my previous speculation that market...

by Martin Denholm Just when you thought the proposals from the United States Congress couldn’t get any more ridiculous, I give you “SOPA” and “PIPA.” The latest fancy acronyms lumbering through the...

By Tyler Durden of ZeroHedge Tomorrow the BLS will announce that last week’s initial claims number was revised to over 400K, the first time this important level has been breached, this time in an adverse fashion, in the...

By. John C.K. Daly As we start a new year, consider the miserable plight of the average Pakistani electricity consumer. With about 50 per cent less electricity generation capability than the actual demand, Pakistan’s...

By Louise Basenese of Wall Street Daily Seeing that the Republican primary season is well underway, I figured we’d mix in some politics, too. Yeah, yeah, I know – I’m asking for trouble. And I fully expect to...