“The creation of a Eurasian Union will provide a boost to the European Union, which will have an overland bridge to China and other rising Asian markets.”-Kirill Koktysh, Moscow State University
On November 18, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed the Declaration on Eurasian Economic Integration, and the Agreement on the Eurasian Economic Committee […] Continue Reading…
“Chinese financial authorities are laying the groundwork for these ambitions via a series of bilateral arrangements with foreign companies and financial centers. While dollar denominated financial markets retain a substantial advantage over their RMB denominated counterparts in terms of new issuances, the RMB markets have made remarkable progress in […] Continue Reading…
“I was there to take down the names of people who were arrested. As I’m standing there, some African-American woman goes up to a police officer and says, ‘I need to get in. My daughter’s there. I want to know if she’s OK.’ And he said, ‘Move on, lady.’ […] Continue Reading…
A report in the Chinese media got me thinking. There’s a definite pattern to China’s buying and selling of U.S., and European, government bonds (sovereign debt).
In the first three months of 2011 China sold off U.S. bonds. Then, from April through July bought U.S. bonds. In August China sold off U.S. bonds big time; […] Continue Reading…
So just where do the 1% of the richest people in the United States live?
According to Wealth-X, California is number one, followed by New York, Texas, Florida and Illinois.
10,390 UHNW (ultra high net worth) individuals officially live in California. 8,215 in New York, 5,550 in Texas, 3,615 in Florida and 2,680 in Illinois. These top […] Continue Reading…
Three millionths of a percent, that’s how many people throughout the world actually control the majority of the wealth.
According to a survey by Wealth-X (a Singapore based company that serves the interests of the ultra-rich, it says so on their web site) most of the world’s wealth is held by only 0.000003% of the […] Continue Reading…
Medco Health Solutions Inc., says the use of drugs, in the U.S., for psychiatric and behavioral disorders rose 22% from 2001 to 2010!
But that’s an overall percentage, the numbers get worse, and more revealing, when you look at specific drugs, conditions, gender and age groups.
1 out of 4 U.S. women are using […] Continue Reading…
A report published by the Science Translational Medicine says at least 30 types of cancer cells are highly efficient protein recyclers.
The reason why cancerous tumors actually grow fast (contrary to outdated medical theories) is that they have an accelerated rate of recycling, also known as chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA).
Scientists hope to develop an anticancer drug […] Continue Reading…
Recently the Arab League voted to send observers into Syria, and the Syrian government agreed. The Arab League wants to make sure civilians are not being unjustifiably targeted, in what is turning out to be a civil war.
But the Syrian government is also letting Russian military forces in.
According to Syrian media reports, the Russian […] Continue Reading…
“Turkey, as a friend of the neighboring country of Iran, will never accept a measure that would harm Iran under any condition.”-Abdullah Gul, President of Turkey
Despite building up troops on the border between Turkey and Syria, the Turkish President, Abdullah Gul, also says they will not support any military action against Syria: “We […] Continue Reading…