Success at the negotiating table in Geneva sends oil prices into retreat
Asia
The U.S. Passed a Budget Deal! So Why Aren’t Asian Markets Celebrating?
A muffled rally across Asia reveals that fear of default ran wide, but not all that deep
Q&A: AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes on Hosting The Apprentice and Hating Check-In
Tony Fernandes revolutionized Asian air travel. After leaving a career in the music industry, the Malaysian national mortgaged his house to buy a failing air carrier with just two planes. Twelve years later, AirAsia boasts 150 …
Defying Gravity: Is Asia’s Economic Miracle About to Stall?
Even in Asia, where gains in wealth have been unparalleled, policymakers are finding it harder and harder to improve the welfare of the common man.
G-8 Summit: Eurasia Group’s Bremmer Talks a G-Zero World
World leaders have gathered this weekend for the G-8 summit. Here’s a portion of my recent interview with Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group and author of “Every Nation for Itself: Winners and Losers in a G-Zero World.”
Read more: G-8 or G-Zero? Why the West No Longer Sets the Global Agenda
Surefire Way to Boost Tourism to Japan, South America: Free Airfare
If you give away free flights, they will come. A South American airline and Japan’s tourism bureau are attracting the attention of the media, not to mention travelers, by giving away airline tickets by the planeload.