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China By The Red Sea

Djibouti needed help. China had money. This is what happened next.

Yngve Slyngstad: “We Have A Higher Risk Tolerance”

Norway’s clout in financial markets far outweighs its economy, which is about a 10th the size of Germany’s.

A Debt Pioneer Looks To Usher Schuldschein Into The Digital Age

FEW PEOPLE CAN CLAIM to have created a new debt market. Andreas Petrie is one of them. And more than two decades after his breakthrough deal, he’s once again driving a transformation.

Jeff Tannenbaum's Next Act Will Be Green

Jeff Tannenbaum made his fortune through investing; now he’s investing that fortune.

For Meridiam's Thierry Deau, Assets Mean Airports And Tunnels

THIERRY DEAU’S ENGINEERING training in France led him early in his career to building government-funded infrastructure.

He Just Won't Stop Betting On A Crash

RUSSELL CLARK’S ENTRY into the high-stakes world of investing could hardly have been less promising.

El Petro, Or What We Can Learn From Venezuela's Doomed Crypto-Petrocurrency

Shakespeare tells us, “Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.

Abby Johnson & Kathy Murphy: “Let's Prove We Can Do Something New”

IN AN ERA OF LOW-COST index funds, it’s tough to be best known for your stockpickers.

Sonia Is Too Complex: Q & A With A Creator Of The Libor Replacement

AS BANKS PREPARE to move away from the scandal-tainted London interbank offered rate, few in the city of London will be watching more closely than William Porter.

Run The Canadian Rockies

Take a powerful new Ferrari through Alberta’s BanffNational Park

riding high

actor, director, and motorcycle fanatic ewan mc gregor models the coolest looks of the season

rare air

master the hills surrounding italy’s lake garda in the maserati levante

when the suit is the destination

book a trip to naples for an appointment at rubinacci , the legendary bespoke atelier where you can get the suit of a lifetime made in just one week

Private Equity Wants You To Feel Good About Investing

AT LESS THAN 3 inches long from head to tail, the dunes sagebrush lizard is in the running for meekest creature on earth.

When Should a College Divest? Michigan State Is Working Out an Answer

POLITICAL ACTIVISTS SET their sights on Michigan State University last fall.

For Really Uncorrelated Returns, Try Investing In A Ghana Power Station

Investing in African power plants can boost returns, provide a hedge against global market shocks, and help lift people out of poverty, says Jerome Booth.

How Nancy Pfund Became A Cleantech Guru

Nancy Pfund has been turning ideas into businesses for most of her life.

Advances In Batteries Promise To Reinvent The Grid

From sun-blessed Australia to medieval European cities, researchers are obsessing over energy storage—the key to the triumph of renewables over conventional fuels

The Humbled Science: Economists Reckon With Reality

Not so long ago, politicians had “favorite” economists. Margaret Thatcher’s was Milton Friedman. John F. Kennedy’s was probably John Kenneth Galbraith. President Bill Clinton had a Nobel Prizewinning economist, Joseph Stiglitz, in residence at the White House for his entire first term and was said to light up at the mention of John Maynard Keynes.

The $200 Trillion Gold Rush

A trip around the world with private bankers pursuing the ultra wealthy

Raising The Stakes

With poker and option theory, Susquehanna International has become a key player in the fast-expanding ETF market.

Narendra Modi's Enormous Ambitions

"Obsession with self and image, combined with staggering ambition, defines Modi, a veteran politician says. After 25 years, it's really all he knows about the man."

For Sale: One 511,000-Acre Ranch, $725 Million

What does it take to sell a Texas property the size of a small nation? They're finding out at the famed Waggoner Ranch.

Greetings From Bitcoin Island

No place on the planet has welcomed digital currencies as warmly as the Isle Of Man.

Spain's Man In The Middle

A decade ago, Albert Rivera posed naked to announce the birth of his political party. Now, he's got a shot at being a power broker in the upcoming election.

This Is How To Create The Top Emerging-Markets ETF

CHINESE CONSUMERS are optimistic this year.

napa valley high

america’s most famous wine region feels new again, thanks to pioneering hoteliers, distillers, and chefs. sample the best of it over three delicious days

Manuel Henriquez Has Been Dealing With A Few Things, Ok?

FOR MANUEL HENRIQUEZ, the founder and chief executive officer of Hercules Capital Inc., if ever there were a year to remember—or maybe forget—this would be it.

“A Hope And A Prayer Won't Be Enough”

The Black Economic Alliance, a fledgling political action committee, is putting its money behind candidates dedicated to righting economic imbalances that affect African Americans

Building Blocks

Twentytwo was billed as one of the biggest office towers in Europe. Overlooking he Bank of England, it would be built right in the heart of London’s main financial district—and amid all the uncertainty over rexit. So how’s that working out?