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• Not Quite So Exotic

  When the financial world fell apart in 2008, hedge funds started to run for cover. Huge losses were rumored, the Madoff Ponzi scandal unfolded, a thousand hedge funds closed, and a number of large and famous funds raised "gates," or rules that block investors from getting their money back, at

  By Barton Biggs

  02/26/2010Business
• No Bubbles in Beijing

  For the chattering classes, spotting financial bubbles has become their favorite global sport, and currently China is the hot game. Fears of Chinese "tightening" have terrorized traders, particularly in Asia and commodity-sensitive markets. If Beijing slams on the brakes by raising interest rates

  By Barton Biggs

  01/29/2010Business
• What New Normal?

  There are two mighty pillars of conventional wisdom that dominate the investment universe right now. The first is that the world's asset markets are insane and dangerously bubble-prone. The second is that the global economy is doomed to Pimco CEO Bill Gross's vision of a "new normal" of economic

  By Barton Biggs

  12/12/2009Business
• The Next Hot Market

  The Syrian Arab Republic is a longtime pal of Iran that was once castigated by George W. Bush as part of the Axis of Evil. But like John le Carré's legendary spy, it may be ready to come in from the cold. This would be no minor event for peace and prosperity, and it if happens, the prime mover

  By Barton Biggs

  11/13/2009International
• Why the Bears Are on the Way Out

  Tales of America's impending economic extinction have been greatly exaggerated.

  By Barton Biggs

  10/17/2009Tech and Business

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