All posts in Financial Markets

Bernard Baumohl

By admin | 01/2011 | Authors, BUSINESS, China, Economic Outlook, ECONOMY, Emerging Markets, Energy, Energy Issues, Financial Markets, Global Economy/Trade, Globalization, Outsourcing, Risk Management, The Market | Comments Off

Bernard Baumohl, Chief Global Economist and Managing Director of The Economic Outlook Group, is far ahead of the curve in assessing the direction of the U.S. and world economy. After starting his career as an analyst with the Council on Foreign Relations, he later served as an economist at European American Bank, where he was responsible for monitoring the global economy and developing forecasts. Baumohl was also TIME magazine’s senior economics reporter for two decades. An award-winning journalist, he covered the news from New York, Washington, London, and Jerusalem. Read more…

Ben Stein

By admin | 01/2011 | Authors, BUSINESS, Celebrities / Media Personalities, Change, Comedy, Communication, Creativity, Economic Outlook, ECONOMY, ENTERTAINMENT, Financial Markets, Global Economy/Trade, Humor, Inspiration, Investing, MISCELLANEOUS, Motivation, Music/Radio/TV/Movies, Personal Development, Personal Finance, Political Humor, Relationships, Society & Culture, Stress Management, Success, The Arts, The Market, Work / Life Balance | Comments Off

Ben Stein is either the world’s funniest economist, or the most economically well-trained funny man… and he’s definitely one of the busiest, most well-received speakers in the world. Ben Stein knows markets and theories and keeps totally up-to-date, hour by hour. He speaks to colleges and universities, businesses, private organizations, and at special events—even parties. Ben can talk about economics, finance, current events and, of course, Hollywood and his experiences there. And any size group is the perfect size. In May 2009, Ben spoke to an audience of 23,000 at a university commencement, and one week later spoke to a gathering of 35 private-equity players. Read more…

Michael Colopy

By admin | 01/2011 | American Affairs, Asia, China, Conflict Resolution, Crisis Management, Current Events, Cyber-security, Diplomacy, Disaster Preparedness, Emerging Markets, Energy, Energy Issues, Financial Markets, Global Economy/Trade, Globalization, India, International Affairs, Moderators/Facilitators, Outsourcing, Political Analysis, POLITICS / WORLD AFFAIRS, Risk Management, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Terrorism, The Middle East, World Affairs | Comments Off

Michael Colopy is a Foreign Affairs Specialist who’s presentation method is brain-stretching, enlightening and memorable. He addresses corporate and association audiences on global trends and the challenges US business experts around the world, especially in dealings with China, a country he knows well. In an engaging narrative style, incorporating new developments – including the morning’s news – Colopy conveys deep and broad knowledge, navigating, analyzing and forecasting world currents since 1988. Read more…

Niall Ferguson

By admin | 01/2011 | Authors, Economic Outlook, ECONOMY, Financial Markets, Global Economy/Trade, Globalization, Historians | Comments Off

Niall Ferguson is one of the world’s leading historians of the global economy and author of such internationally-acclaimed works as The Pity of War, The Cash Nexus: Money and Power in the Modern World, Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power and The War of the World: Twentieth Century Conflict and the Descent of the West. The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World, is an international bestseller and the basis for a multipart television documentary that won the International Emmy Award for best documentary. His most recent book High Financier: The Lives and Time of Siegmund Warburg chronicles the life of one of the world’s most prominent merchant bankers. Controversial, expansive, and eloquent, Ferguson has been called “the most talented British historian of his generation.” But the ambitious themes he explores in his work have urgent relevance to the present as well as the past: the costs and benefits of economic globalization; the interface between finance and politics; the lessons to be learned from the British experience of empire; and most recently, the strengths and limitation of American global power. Read more…

Ian Bremmer

By admin | 01/2011 | Asia, Authors, BUSINESS, Change, China, Economic Outlook, ECONOMY, Emerging Markets, Energy Issues, Europe, Financial Markets, Future Trends / Futurists, Global Economy/Trade, Globalization, India, International Affairs, Latin America, Risk Management, The Middle East | Comments Off

Ian Bremmer is the president of the world’s leading global political risk research and consulting firm, Eurasia Group. He is creator of Wall Street’s first-ever global political risk index now the GPRI (Global Political Risk Index) — a joint venture with investment bank Citigroup. Bremmer has written for Washington Post, Newsweek, and Harvard Business Review and appears frequently in the media as a political risk expert. He works with financial, corporate, and government groups to provide them with accurate information and insight on how political developments move markets. Read more…

Barry Asmus

By admin | 01/2011 | Asia, China, Economic Outlook, ECONOMY, Emerging Markets, Energy, Energy Issues, Financial Markets, Future Trends / Futurists, Global Economy/Trade, Globalization, Healthcare/Pharmaceutical, Human Rights, India, Latin America, Outsourcing, Political Analysis, POLITICS / WORLD AFFAIRS, Risk Management, The Middle East | Comments Off

An unapologetic advocate of free enterprise and privatization, Barry Asmus is recognized as a revolutionary thinker who delivers his ideas in an energy-filled entertaining presentation. Asmus doesn’t just talk policy – he makes it happen. A senior economist for the National Center for Policy Analysis, Asmus has directly influenced how world leaders approach social security, health care, monetary and fiscal policy and other equally complex issues. With presentations customized to reflect your particular economic policy needs, Asmus helps audiences understand major policy issues – without all the jargon. Read more…