Photo: Felipe Parucker on PexelsJuan VilloroEspionage is inseparable from English literature. Daniel Defoe, Somerset Maugham, Graham Greene, and, of course, David Cornwell, better known as John Le Carré, were secret agents. The enigmas of loyalty and betrayal fascinate a...
Photo: Furi on PexelsFederico Reyes HerolesWith the Christmas spirit lurking, with the intention of gifting my readers with some suggestions of joy, I decided it would be irresponsible. Too much is at stake. It boils down to two words:...
After the Rate Reset: Investing ReconfiguredThere haven’t been this many attractive investment choices to consider in more than a decade. But how do you personalize the possibilities? Explore these five considerations.1 Inflation Inflation will likely settle. You should still...
Image: Petrovv on iStockAntonio NavalónIn the blink of an eye - which for some seemed too little for what was intended to be achieved, and for others, the wait seemed eternal - we have reached the last year of...
Photo: Zameel HZ on UnsplashRicardo Pascoe PierceSimplifying what is happening in Latin America in political, economic, and social terms leads to a failure to perceive long-term trends. Instead, analyses tend to start from immediate circumstances to extrapolate long-term trends.Photo:...
Image: Zurde on ShutterstockRicardo Pascoe PierceThe country is experiencing an explosion of criminal violence against communities throughout the country and unrestrained official corruption. The two phenomena (criminal violence and official corruption) live concatenated with each other, like soul mates....
https://youtu.be/-nUs_ppctB4?si=TOvet65GJGWNWG77Jamie Dimon’s leadership of JPMorgan Chase has often brought a sense of stability to roiling financial markets. But when he looks at the conflicts in Gaza ( which he considers the highest and most important thing for the Western...