Global Economy

Advocacy For the Young Is the Best Advocacy For Seniors

Bernard Starr | Posted 08.31.2011 | Politics

Read More: Baby Boomers, Global Economy, Longevity, Social Security, College Costs, Retirement, Senior Citizens, Aarp, Long-Term Care, Medicare, Life Expectancy, Age Wave, Advocacy, Politics News

Visionaries like gerontologist Ken Dychtwald warned decades ago about "train wrecks" ahead when he foresaw the implications of a society demographically dominated by the third age (age 60-plus adults). Now those warnings have turned prophetic.

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Impact Investing Defined

Jigar Shah | Posted 08.30.2011 | Green

Read More: Energy, Environmental, Socially Responsible Investing, Global Economy, Carbon Emissions, Impact Investing, Renewable Energy, Green Economy, Economic Recovery, Investors, Green News

The term "Impact Investing" has taken on many meanings in the past few years. I want to end the confusion and underscore that impact investing must by definition deliver impactful and compelling financial returns.

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Gloom Settles On Central Bankers

wsj.com | JON HILSENRATH | Posted 08.28.2011 | Business

Read More: Global Economy, Great Recession, Economy, Economic Crisis, Business News, Financial Crisis, Central Banks, Federal Reserve, Banks, Business News

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo.--After years fighting crises and pumping money into the financial system, the world's central bankers are coming to grips with the ...

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Export Drop Shows Need for New Trade Strategy

James Bacchus | Posted 08.26.2011 | Business

Read More: International Trade, Free Trade Agreements, Economic Recovery, Doha Development Round, Global Economy, World Trade Organization, Imports, Trade, Doha Round, Exports, Obama, Wto, Trade Agreements, FTA's, Business News

Turning up the heat a little more in this long hot summer of our national discontent is the news that American exports are declining.

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The Euro: Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay

Adam Price | Posted 08.25.2011 | UK Politics

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Eurozone, Euro, Global Economy, Europe, British Economy, European Union, UK Politics News

Leaving the Euro - even on a temporary basis - is not only a legal and logistical minefield, a depreciating drachma or punt, would mean the current debt mountain mushrooming to even more nightmarish proportions.

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Regaining California's Leadership Role as America's Opportunity Capital

Gavin Newsom | Posted 08.22.2011 | San Francisco

Read More: Jobs Crisis, California, Global Economy, Gavin Newsom, Trade, Economy, Lieutenant Governor, Manufacturing, Innovation Economy, Small Businesses, Silicon Valley, San Francisco News

A troubling perception has taken hold across the financial landscape that California's economy is now stuck in a state of permanent stasis, that we've somehow lost our mojo.

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The CrowdFunders: IndieGoGo's Most Extraordinary Campaigns

Slava Rubin | Posted 08.24.2011 | Small Business

Read More: Small Business, Indiegogo, Global Economy, Crowdfunding, Venture Capital, Crowdfunding Revolution, Recession, Investing, Slidepollajax, Economic Recovery, Indiegogo Crowdfunding, Technology, Small Business America, Small Business News

In the coming months, we'll introduce you to the extraordinary entrepreneurs behind some of the most ground-breaking IndieGoGo campaigns in a series called The CrowdFunders.

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What Is the Secret Behind China's Cheap Prices?

Michele Nash-Hoff | Posted 08.19.2011 | Business

Read More: Currency Manipulation, Pollution, Trade Cheats, Dumping of Products, Global Manufcaturing, Global Economy, Made in China, Made in the USA, Manufacturing, Business News

Most people would say it's no secret and that the answer is obvious -- lower wages in China compared to the United States. However, labor is only one part of the total cost of a product.

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World Stocks Slide Again On Double-Dip Recession Fears

AP | COLLEEN BARRY | Posted 08.19.2011 | Business

Read More: Cac-40, Ftse, Global Economy, Global Markets, S&P; 500, Nicolas Sarkozy, European Debt Crisis, Global Recession, Dax, Labor Day, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Double-Dip Recession, Oil Prices, Angela Merkel, U.S. Recession, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Global Stocks, Business News

MILAN — Global stocks fell again Friday as fears of a possible U.S. recession combined with ongoing worries over Europe's debt crisis, which is ...

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FTSE Plummets In Afternoon Trading, European Markets Even Worse

The Huffington Post UK | Chris Wimpress | Posted 08.18.2011 | UK

Read More: Caq 40, Uk-Economy, Dax, Global Economy, Ftse, Dow Jones, City of London, Double-Dip Recession, UK News

Shares in London are in freefall this afternoon after the Dow opened in New York to panic selling. The FTSE was down more than four per cent by 15:30...

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How Austerity Is Ushering in a Global Recession

Robert Reich | Posted 08.19.2011 | Business

Read More: Depression, Robert Reich, Global Economy, Great Recession, Economy, Economic Recovery, Recession, Austerity, Interest Rates, Debt, Deficit, Federal Deficit, Third World America, Business News

Not only is the U.S. slouching toward a double-dip, but so is Europe. New data out Tuesday show even Europe's strongest core economies slowing to a crawl. We're on the cusp of a global recession. Policymakers be warned: Austerity is the wrong medicine.

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Ex-Clinton Adviser: 'Karl Marx Had It Right'

The Huffington Post Canada | Scaachi Koul | Posted 08.15.2011 | Canada Business

Read More: Global Recession, Video, Global Economy, Nouriel Roubini, Economy, Recession Fears, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Recession, Nouriel Roubini Financial Crisis, Global Economic Crisis, Canada Business News

In light of plummeting stocks and rising joblessness, economist Nouriel Roubini isn't too optimistic on the state of the global economy. Roubini, w...

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The Real Debt Crisis is in the Dis-United States of Europe not the United States of America

Satyajit Das | Posted 08.11.2011 | UK

Read More: Efsf, Eurozone, Global Economy, US Debt, Eurozone Crisis, Greece Debt Crisis, Financial Crisis, Eu, Europe, Euro, UK News

Despite the media and pundit hyperventilation with accompanying hyperbole about the downgrade of US's credit rating, the real issue remains Europe.

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Washington Notebook: Blindsided - The S&P; Downgrade

Jon-Christopher Bua | Posted 08.10.2011 | UK Politics

Read More: Sky News, S&p; Downgrade, Congress, Global Economy, Us Debt Deal, American Economy, US Economy, Joint-Select-Committee-on-Deficit-Reduction, UK Politics News

Although the key players in this Administration may NOT have been shocked by the S&P; downgrade late last Friday night just after the markets closed - the rest of us clearly were blindsided!

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World Officially Goes to Hell, Handbasket Sustains Minor Injuries

Spencer Green | Posted 08.10.2011 | Comedy

Read More: Politics, Jersey Shore, Global Economy, Debt Ceiling, Economic Crisis, Earth, Stock Market, London Riots, Syria Protests, Hell, Comedy News

The passage of Earth to Hell was triggered by a combination of global economic crises, rioting and killing in numerous countries, and the fourth season of Jersey Shore.

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No Repeat of 2008, But U.S. Economy Still Vulnerable to Shock

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 08.09.2011 | Business

Read More: Dow Jones, Global Economy, Bank Balance Sheets, Stock Market, Double-Dip Recession, Standard and Poor's, Financial Crisis, Federal Reserve, Recession, European Central Bank, Business News

Even as the stock market has gyrated wildly in recent days, bringing inevitable comparisons to the financial crisis of 2008, economists say a repeat o...

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European Debt Crisis - It's not all Gloom

Margot James | Posted 08.08.2011 | UK Politics

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Global Economy, National Debt, Economy, UK Politics News

Never waste a good crisis they say. Indeed Richard Branson reckons a recession is a good time to start a business. But can there be anything good at all about the situation we find our economy in at the moment?

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Urge President Obama to Attend September's UN Summit

Riva Greenberg | Posted 08.05.2011 | Politics

Read More: Global Health, Michelle Obama, Global Economy, United Nations, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Diabetes, Jean Claude Mbanya, Health Care, Diabetes Epidemic, UN Diabetes Summit, Politics News

Diabetes is one of four non-communicable diseases (cancer, cardiovascular disease and chronic respiratory disease are the other three) that threaten the world's health, prosperity, economic development and progress.

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'Total Fear': Dow Wipes Out 2011 Gains

CNN | Posted 08.04.2011 | Canada Business

Read More: Global Financial Crisis, Dow Jones, Global Economy, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Stock Markets, Investors, Canada Business News

Whoops! There goes any progress stocks made in 2011. Stocks plunged Thursday, with the Dow tumbling 500 points just before the close, as fear about th...

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It's Time to Get Serious About Getting Serious

Eric K. Clemons | Posted 08.04.2011 | Politics

Read More: Global Economy, U.S. Economy, Politics News

It's time that we stop looking for easy answers to complex problems. We need experts, or at least expertise. America is facing some of the most complex economic, military, and political challenges it has faced in my lifetime.

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HSBC Heads For $11 Billion Profit As Revamp Takes Shape

Posted 07.31.2011 | Business

Read More: Hsbc, Bank Profits, Banks, Global Economy, Europe, HSBC Holdings, Business News

LONDON (Steve Slater) - HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) should unveil a half-year profit of near $11 billion on M...

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Don't Take Your eye off the Eurozone Crisis

James Dwyer | Posted 07.30.2011 | UK Politics

Read More: US Debt, Eurozone, Phone Hacking, Europe, David Cameron, UK Politics, Debt Ceiling, Global Economy, Eu, UK Politics News

As the British media continues to churn out story after story on the hacking scandal, the troubles in the Eurozone continue to mount. Like a set of dominoes, one by one countries are falling into deeper and deeper financial trouble.

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Promoting Life Skills Early: Lessons From Stanford, UCLA, And Harvard

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 07.29.2011 | College

Read More: Multiple Mini Interview, Medical School, Doctors, Global Economy, Ellen Galinsky, Patients, Life Skills, Ethics, College News

Top universities are now screening applicants for competence in life skills as a part of the ticket for admission.

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Debt Crisis Sparks America's Global Moment

Andrew Nagorski | Posted 07.28.2011 | Politics

There was a time when Americans were firmly convinced that European problems were ones that they did not have to worry about. Suddenly, Europe's problems don't look that remote or dissimilar.

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Dismantling States: Lessons From Greece

Paul R. Epstein, M.D., M.P.H. | Posted 07.27.2011 | Business

Read More: World Economy Troubles, Debt Greece Economy, Greece Debt, Global Economy, Greece Debt Crisis, World Economy, Business News

Cutting public sector budgets, laying off state workers, emasculating health, education and support for infrastructure has become a global phenomenon. And the results are not pretty.

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