Four Ways to Profit From Britain's Surprising Post-Election Rebound

I have been negative on Britain for a decade - and with good reason. The British economy was over-dependent on financial services, and government...

British Companies Becoming Takeover Targets for Cash-Rich U.S. Companies

Some of the largest and most well known British companies could soon find themselves under new, American management.

While the U.S....

British General Election: Even the Winners Will be Losers

The British general election campaign reaches its climax on Thursday, and at this point appears to be anybody's game. The most likely outcome is a...

What's Really Driving Obama's Sudden Interest in Oil

U.S. President Barack Obama generated a lot of hubbub with his decision to open up parts of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico to oil...

U.S., Britain Say EU Proposals Will Damage Hedge Fund Industry

The European Union (EU) on Thursday defended its sweeping hedge-fund reform proposals against criticism from the United States and Britain....

Plummeting British Pound Leads to Worries of Another Currency Market "Black Wednesday"

Outside of the earthquake rescue efforts in Chile and the Greek-rescue efforts in Brussels, the big news in the world economy last week occurred in...

France and Britain Take the Lead on Executive Pay Restrictions

Executive pay has been a delicate issue in the United States where the Obama administration's "Pay Czar," Kenneth Feinberg, has been asked...

Which of the "Rich Four" Countries Will Default First?

Volume in the credit default swap market for rich countries has soared and so have credit spreads, according to a recent Financial Times story, while...

Why You Need to Look at these Three "Zombie-Free Zones"

Quantum Fund co-founder George Soros had it right on Monday, when he said the U.S. recovery would be held back by "basically bankrupt" banks and...

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