European Union

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  Investor Alert: Latvia to Become Newest Eurozone Member

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 13, 2013

  Far from breaking up, the Eurozone is on the verge of welcoming a new member. The news is good press for the Eurozone, after so many bad headlines.

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  Bangladesh Factory Collapse Highlights Surprise Risks to International Retailers

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 30, 2013

  A recent Bangladesh factory building collapse and its dreadful human toll revealed that Western retailers are exposed to supply chain risks that perhaps they had not expected: reputation and liability.

• It’s a Stock Picker’s Market Now

  By Jon Sundt  |  May 28, 2013

  After five years of disappointing returns, long-short equity hedge funds are rallying.

• Global Markets Beckon U.S. Companies

  By Alexei Bayer  |  May 28, 2013

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  Is France’s Economy a Surprise Threat to Eurozone?

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 23, 2013

  The “bad boys” of the southern Eurozone, Greece, Spain and Italy, have gotten most of the attention when it comes to a possible Eurozone breakup, but the real threat may lie in an unexpected direction.

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  Africa: Opportunity Beyond the S in BRICS

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 2, 2013

  Investors considering going a bit farther afield than EU countries, Japan and other developed markets might want to consider Africa—and not just South Africa.

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  Stolid Switzerland’s Different Path

  By Alexei Bayer  |  April 29, 2013

  Both the U.S. and Switzerland are pulling out of the post-2008 global economic slump on the wave of speculative bubbles. But while Washington is stoking its bubble, hoping for faster growth, the Swiss are working to prevent theirs from getting out of hand.

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  Overseas Tax Havens Under the Microscope as Governments Call for Tighter Regulations

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 25, 2013

  Demands for tighter regulations and more transparency could change the way countries—and companies—do business.

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  Oops! Reinhart-Rogoff Research Tripped Up by Typo

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  April 16, 2013

  A simple Excel spreadsheet error punches a hole in a highly cited economic paper by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff that has been used to bolster policies favoring restraint in government spending.

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  Cyprus Bailout Shockwaves Travel Beyond Eurozone

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 11, 2013

  A deal that “broke the rules” has struck fear in depositors’ hearts—and not just in Cyprus