by Yimian Wu | Oct 7, 2015 | Business & Tech
In the aftermath of the stock market freefall in June, China is facing three potential economic bubbles — but they are manageable, a China expert said Wednesday during a forum at the American Enterprise Institute. Rising real estate prices, growing debt and the...
by Yimian Wu | Sep 30, 2015 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – With Uber under pressure in Europe, opponents in the U.S. called for legal requirements in the “sharing economy” to level the playing field for traditional taxi service in the United States. Mike Fogarty, president of the Taxicab, Limousine &...
by Jin Wu | Aug 30, 2015 | Business & Tech
Critics worry that new state regs for bitcoin firms could impede market WASHINGTON – If you live in New York and trade in the digital currency known as bitcoin, here’s something you should know: Your choices on service providers may be severely limited due...
by Kulwant Saluja | Aug 27, 2015 | Business & Tech, National Security
WASHINGTON—- With cyber attacks grabbing the public’s attention, calls for retaliation, especially against suspected state-sponsored intrusions, have escalated. Critics argue that a passive approach by the U.S. government only emboldens perpetrators. Draw a red...
by Lucy Ren | Aug 26, 2015 | Business & Tech, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – Financial technology services, such as digital payments, are rapidly transforming the landscape of developing countries, while also contributing to a safer global financial system, experts said at a Brookings Institution panel Wednesday. The Brookings...
by Lucy Ren | Aug 25, 2015 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON –The recent currency devaluation and stock market rout in China pose little threat to the longstanding inflows to international equity funds, with U.S. investors still counting on global quantitative easing to boost their fund returns, experts say. Mutual...
