Opinion: Seoul subways an eye-opener
New York City could learn a thing or two from the cleaniness and efficiency of the underground metro system of Seoul, South Korea,
What exactly is QE2?
Michael Yoshikami, president and chief investment officer of YCMNET Advisors in Walnut Creek, Calif. discusses what exactly QE is, why it may be needed and its potential impact.
First rare earth ETF begins trading today in New York
he first U.S. exchange-traded fund (ETF) investing in companies that produce rare-earth elements and other strategic metals began trading this morning on the NYSE.
Amidst high unemployment in U.S., guest worker programs under fire
In the current economic malaise of high pervasive unemployment and growing uneasiness over immigration, the H-1B visa program (among others) has come under tremendous criticism.
The pros and cons of drug legalization in the U.S.
Drug legalization could reduce government costs and raise tax revenues, but opponents worry over health and social ills
The allure of outsourcing too powerful for U.S. companies to resist
One of the predominant economic issues of our day has to do with the “offshoring” or “outsourcing” of American jobs overseas, particularly to developing economies like India and China where costs of labor are significantly less, thereby undermining efforts to reduce the stubbornly high U.S. jobless rate (currently at 9.6 percent)
Interview: Douglas Clayton on investing in the frontier markets
Douglas Clayton, chief executive officer of private equity fund manager Leopard Capital, has launched his second fund focused on Cambodia.
U.S. high-speed railway: a matter of cost and demand
The federal government has committed at least $8-billion (and counting) for the development of a nationwide high-speed intercity passenger railway system in almost three-dozen states. Rail advocates have long dreamed of an extensive railway grid that will provide clean, speedy, energy-efficient travel.
