An all-stock deal may give current foreign shareholders of the acquiring firm the opportunity to sell their shares if they do not believe in the deal,...

Americans are still reasonably parochial. They'd rather make a bad loan in Texas than a good loan in Brazil.

A couple of years ago I got this investment guide on Korean stocks. I began looking through it. It felt like 1974 all over again. Look here at this...

When it comes to newspapers, seasoned foreign exchange traders typically refer to the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal simply because they...

Vast capital inflows can harm economies in several ways. Not only can they inflate asset bubbles and spur excessive borrowing, but they can also cause...

It can be risky investing in foreign stocks, since some countries have less strict accounting requirements and in some emerging markets accounting...

When the U.S. dollar is weak, overseas investors are one of the few groups that benefit. For example, as the euro goes up against the dollar, an...

When the U.S. dollar is weak, this can help narrow the trade gap -- a sensitive political issue, whether good or bad for the economy. It also can give...

Outsiders need to understand that China is controlled for the benefit of insiders. The insiders know when to sell, and so one would expect the...

Risk isn't the same as volatility. For example, the Italian political system is more volatile than that of Saudi Arabia, but the latter is much more...