Robert J Shiller: The Mirage of the Financial Singularity
In their new book The Incredible Shrinking Alpha, Larry E Swedroe and Andrew L Berkin describe an investment environment populated by increasingly sophisticated analysts...
Mohamed A El-Erian: The Great Policy Divergence
Over the next few weeks, the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank are likely to put in place notably different policies. The...
Nouriel Roubini: 2008 Revisited?
The question I am asked most often nowadays is this: Are we back to 2008 and another global financial crisis and recession?
My answer is...
Digital Detectives: The Disassembly of a Cyber Missile
The ever-present threat of infection by vicious viruses hangs like a Sword of Damocles over anyone using a computer. The dark art of remote...
Africa: Life After the Resources Super Cycle
If one region has dominated the discussions at the World Economic Forum, it has been Africa. That continent’s diversity, contrasting fortunes, unique challenges, and...
Alexander Karp: Somewhat Deviant
Ray Kroc, the man responsible for putting a McDonalds restaurant on almost every street corner in the world, once said that the two most...
From the Mean Streets of Havana: Carlos Acosta
Charismatic, highly acclaimed Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta is embarking on a new project. The greatest male ballet dancer since Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail...
Steven Spielberg: Storyteller Extraordinaire
It takes a remarkable man to change the course of a whole industry with one mechanical shark. Steven Spielberg did just that with his...
Jean-Claude Juncker: Navigating the Perfect Storm
Jean-Claude Juncker’s political fuse was lit at an early age. The trajectory of his ballistic career path tracked straight and true to the most...
Juan Valdez: Marketing Coffee and a Country for Nearly 60 Years
Juan Valdez, a moustachioed campesino has been featured in advertisements for Colombian coffee since 1958. He is a familiar face throughout the Americas and...
Tracey Curtis-Taylor: Taking to the Skies in Pursuit of Dreams
An intrepid aviator and adventurer, Tracey Curtis-Taylor has made a name for herself recreating the ground-breaking solo flights of the first female aviatrixes at...
Saudi Arabia: A Kingdom Opening Up to the World
With a new king, a reshuffled cabinet, and a carefully crafted plan in place, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is ready to open up...