Belgium, Finland, Germany, Hungary and Denmark deserve a tip of the cap. They are the only major economies that have actually reduced their gross external debt levels over the past two years, according to the World Bank. Said another way, every other major economy in the world has taken on… Read More
International Investing
There’s been much talk lately of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA). On Nov. 4, the... Read More
There’s been much talk lately of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA). On Nov. 4, the company announced its first earnings call since going public, and it went pretty well. Company shares... Read More
Now that the dust has settled on the widely heralded IPO for Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), investors have a... Read More
Now that the dust has settled on the widely heralded IPO for Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), investors have a clear sense of the company’s powerful market presence. Its $200 billion market value makes it... Read More
Less than a month ago, a little-noticed event took place in Asia that should catch every... Read More
Less than a month ago, a little-noticed event took place in Asia that should catch every investor’s attention: the Vietnamese government gave the green light for an initial public offering of... Read More
Utilities have been one of the top-performing sectors this year, outdistancing the S&P 500 with... Read More
Utilities have been one of the top-performing sectors this year, outdistancing the S&P 500 with total returns of better than 13% versus just 6% for the benchmark index. Canadian utilities stocks... Read More
In an era of tight academic budgets, many U.S. colleges and universities are breathing a sigh of... Read More
In an era of tight academic budgets, many U.S. colleges and universities are breathing a sigh of relief as a record number of foreign students apply to study here. It’s quite a windfall for the... Read More