A look at the growth in Latin America reveals slower and relatively volatile attributes, even when adjusted for its’ emerging market classification. GDP growth in Latin America equaled 2.8 percent on average between 2000 and 2016. Peru has been the quickest growing Lat...

Technology is changing the nature of entertainment and leisure activities, creating new opportunities for investors. The leisure and entertainment sector represents a large chunk of the economy and has continued to grow. The Dow Jones Travel and Leisure Index has grown...

Let’s take a deeper dive into Warren Buffets portfolio. Equity-index put options written by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. have started to expire and the remaining options will expire by January 2026. His firm originally initiated these deals between 2004 and 2008 to bet that...

The argument whether enhanced regulatory oversight by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has a significant impact on the supply of credit or on bank-risk taking is a critical topic. With regulatory efforts strengthening across the street, one might assume...

A risk-off can occur when global investors’ behavior becomes more risk-averse or economic fundamentals become more uncertain. The yen has shown past historical trends of serving as a safe haven currency in times of a risk-off (2008 financial crisis, 2010 distressed Eur...

Recent news mention the possibility of China negotiation leverage in tariff talks due to holding U.S. government debt. While it is true that China, the world's second-biggest economy also is the world's largest holder of U.S. Treasury bonds, the move for Beijing to dum...

Recent research suggests that up to 40 percent of finance activities are able to be fully automated. Functions such as cash disbursement, revenue management, and general accounting and operations are tasks under such review. These abilities would help simplify core int...

The Chinese court has banned a portion of Micron Technology Inc. sales further adding burden to some of the largest chip makers in the world. Micron has been caught up in dueling intellectual property lawsuits with United Microelectronics Corporation and received a pre...

The Federal Reserve exemplified strong economy warranted continued increases in the benchmark policy rate while citing tensions rising with emerging-market turmoil and the trade war. As growth gets a boost from tax cuts and additional government spending, U.S. central...

U.S. industries have been shaking with news on trade tariffs. Duties on $34 billion of Chinese goods took effect this week while China has imposed retaliatory duties of similar size on American goods. Firms like General Electric Co. are making contingency plans should...