Stock markets around the world have fallen sharply. The question is: How vicious can the bear become? Sculpture of a bear outside the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (EPA/Frank Rumpenhorst) The nation’s heartland boomed to meet the global economy’s insatiable demand for its...
For the past six months, News-Decoder has been working out of the offices of a terrific French not-for-profit called Aventure du Bout du Monde (ABM). For 28 years, ABM has been a valuable resource for globetrotters who seek out exotic destinations. Every year, ABM...
The U.S. central bank — the “Fed” — is expected to raise interest rates soon, the first monetary tightening in years. Here’s why it matters to all of us. (Wikimedia Commons) The Federal Reserve — the U.S. central bank — is...
The Chinese leader has pushed politics over economics. But will it be enough to power the People’s Republic? Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, 31 March 2015. (AP Photo/Feng Li, Pool) (This article was originally published by the Asia Society on...
Greece is a long way from Indonesia of 1997, but the European nation could learn from Asia’s own crisis. Former International Monetary Fund Managing (IMF) Director Michel Camdessus looks on as then Indonesian President Suharto signs an IMF deal in Jakarta, 15...
The first time I met John Nash I was overwhelmed — and amused. The math genius was both eccentric and human. The first time I met John Nash I was overwhelmed — and amused. I knew about the Nash equilibrium, a founding concept for game theory, a branch of mathematics...