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...
by Siyuan Du | Aug 23, 2015 | Business & Tech, Topics
As Carly Fiorina makes gains in the polls, she’s touting her global corporate experience as an indicator of how she would handle foreign policy issues if she were to win the White House. Seasoned diplomatic experts, however, are not convinced Fiorina’s...
by Kulwant Saluja | Aug 18, 2015 | Business & Tech, National Security
WASHINGTON — Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Monday that reduced defense spending could have adverse long-term economic impacts, including undermining technological innovations that ultimately produce jobs in the private sector. Speaking at a...
by Kulwant Saluja | Aug 18, 2015 | Business & Tech, Politics
The United States incarcerates more people than any country in the world, 2.2 million at last count. As calls to reform the American penal system have intensified, a Washington think tank has created an interactive tool shedding light on what policy changes may be...
by Jin Wu | Aug 12, 2015 | Business & Tech
The digital currency comes with both risks and rewards. WASHINGTON – Imagine stepping into a cafe where you’re worried they don’t take credit cards. But while you’re painstakingly counting out your dollars, the cashier says: “We take...
