by Mike Ber, Forex Alerts Under the deal struck with international lenders on Saturday, a 6.75% levy would be applied on all deposits under 100,000 Euro, and the rest of the accounts would be hit with a 9.9% levy. The latest reports circulating on Mond… more »

By Larry D. Spears, Contributing Writer, Money MorningThe U.S. dollar will start 2012 on an upswing - but don't let it fool you. What we're seeing is only a short-term rally inspired by Europe's travails. In the long-term, the U.S. F… more »

by Guest Author Roger Conrad The high-profile bankruptcy of solar equipment maker Solyndra LLC has put renewable energy economics squarely in the spotlight. Many now question if there are any renewable energy companies that could survive without gover… more »

By EconMattersBRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are among the highest risk regions to have armed conflicts based on the third annual Conflict Intensity Index, an annual study evaluating the intensity of armed conflict across 197 nations, r… more »

The continuing economic crisis in Europe and US is slowly changing the the nature of world politics. As realization dawns that Euroland and US can no longer be the engines of world growth, the RIC countries-Russia, India and China of BRICS, are quietly moving towards strengthening economic cooperation among themselves to counteract the moribund western economies. more »