Social Mood Fuels the China Bull"China, despite its 5,000-year burden of history, has emerged as a dynamo of optimism, experimentation and growth," enthuses a Time magazine piece about Chin

Editor's Note: This article was written by James Quinn, a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held high-level financial positions wit

China is toughening up its disclosure rules for government officials -- the latest in a series of moves that should level the playing field for foreign investors who like the country’s

During the politically charged period in the late 1980s and early 1990s -- when China believed it really needed friends -- a small number of Western companies ignored the controversies and refused to

They're the Batman super-villains of the music world. Cold and heartlessly cruel on their own, but with forces combined, they create an unmitigated flood of destruction, corruption, and evil that no

Editor's Note: This article was written by Chris Tormey, who is presently retired. Until March 2009, he was a partner at SpearpointCapital, a Global Macro Hedge Fund located in New York City.I didn&r

Here at Minyanville, we’re less interested in geopolitics than investment opportunities but all the recent tough talk of African corruption, abuse and tyranny had us wondering: even for an inve

Editor's Note: This is part 3 in a multi-part series. Part 1 can be found here. Part 2 can be found here.On the day last week when the Dow crept into positive territory for the year (then up by

Just what the world needs: 3 books on scam artist Bernie Madoff being rushed into print.Is there much we don’t know about Madoff’s Ponzi scheme or any devastating news in the offing? 

One to watch: Netflix (NFLX) joined an expanding cohort of companies to exceed earnings expectations: The DVD rental outfit posted a second-quarter profit gain of 22%. Wallet-watching is a big factor