Investors Shrug Off Tit-for-Tat, Markets Fully Recover to Pre-Spat Levels
Financial risks associated with a tit-for-tat diplomatic dispute between Turkey and the United States appear to have been almost fully resolved by l...
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Turkey-Iran Economic Relations to Pickup Following Trump 180 Degrees
Despite months of speculation over whether U.S. President Donald Trump's administration would scuttle the Iranian nuclear deal, on Tuesday, Trump of...
Germany Elects Nazi Sympathizers, While the KRG Wants a Better Deal
On Sunday, German voters gave Chancellor Angela Merkel a resounding vote of no-confidence. Nearly 66 percent of Germans voted against Merkel and her C...
An Event More Important Than Any UN Speech May Be the Future of Food
"I think they use penguin excrement." And with this quote overheard during a tour of one of New York's newest and arguably most exclusive "vertical...
An Accidental Tourist in Venezuela Solves the Economic Crisis
Raymond, like most Venezuelans loves "arepas." The staple of the "Bolivar Republic" is made from corn flour and is like a thicker pita bread consume...
How Could You Chancellor Merkel?! (Wink-Wink)
Compared to McGregor vs. Mayweather, Sunday night's political debate in Germany was incredibly boring. Compared to any Trump vs. Clinton debate, it...
Should You Invest in Bitcoins?
Unless you've been living in a cave for the last few years, you've probably heard of Bitcoin. One Bitcoin was worth about $1,000 four months ago and...
If You Can't Find a Job, Become An Entrepreneur?
Last week I read an interesting tweet by an authority in entrepreneurship that I wanted to share. "'If you can't find a job, be an entrepreneur' mig...
Trump Wrongly Attacks Amazon, Amazon Issues 40-Year Debt, Fed to Balk Again
Where will you be in 2057? What will you be doing? Statistically speaking, half of the people reading this column will be dead by then. According to...
Is the Cost of Investing in Tourism Justified?
"I don't think tourism is necessarily a good thing," and with those words, a friend of mine from Ankara (who shall remain nameless) added perspectiv...
A Lannister Always Pays His Debts...Until he Can't
"Uncle Faruk," an uncle of a good friend of mine, made an interesting observation.
Why Lobbying 101 Should be Taught in Business Schools
By the time this piece goes to print, the U.S. Federal Reserve's (Fed) Open Market Committee (FOMC) will have decided upon a new Federal Funds Targe...
Financial Markets Make Great Polygraphs
Some people like listening to music or watching TV. I like watching financial markets. Aside from the exceptional cases where asymmetric information...
The Decline Of Oil, Gold, "Iceberg Risk"
Peanut butter and jelly, fish and chips, global economic meetings and anarchists' demonstrations.
Beachgate, Uruguayans In Paris, And 'Fake' Politicians
Two weeks ago while visiting the Paris Air Show, I took some time to cross off a few landmarks I hadn't had time to see on my previous trips to Pari...
