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  • Brazilians Take Up Slack in Luxury Yacht Market Monday, 20 Jun 2011 | 1:41 AM ET

    Ferretti, the Italian luxury yacht builder, is turning to the new super rich of Brazil as sales have slumped to its traditional ‘old economy’ customers in the marinas of the Mediterranean, the FT reports.

  • Medvedev Rules Out Poll Tussle with Putin Monday, 20 Jun 2011 | 12:40 AM ET
    Russian President Dmitry Medvedev

    Dmitry Medvedev has made clear he would like a second term as Russian president but said he and prime minister Vladimir Putin would not run against each other next year, he told the FT.

  • The King of Really Big Diamonds Heads to China Sunday, 19 Jun 2011 | 10:06 AM ET
    Diamonds

    Laurence Graff, who has sold his luxurious diamond jewelry to everyone from Oprah Winfrey to Arnold Schwarzenegger, sees serious potential in Asia's rising number of wealthy shoppers and is making a big push into China.

  • Brian Moynihan

    Despite uncertainties over housing prices and unemployment, the U.S. economy is "moving forward," Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan told CNBC Friday.

  • CEO Blog: Russia — A New Home for Innovation Friday, 17 Jun 2011 | 12:15 PM ET
    Novartis

    Novartis broke ground this week for our new manufacturing plant outside St. Petersburg, Russia. The facility is part of our $500 million, five-year commitment to help improve Russia’s healthcare infrastructure. Our investment addresses local manufacturing, R&D collaborations and public health development.

  • Greece's crisis is roiling global currency markets,  but bitcoins - yes - are unscathed. Time for your Friday FX Fix.

  • Russia and China Best of BRICs: Jim O’Neill Friday, 17 Jun 2011 | 6:39 AM ET
    Jim O'Neill

    Russia and China are the most attractive BRIC countries at the moment, according to Jim O’Neill, Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

  • Food Prices to Fall but Supplies Remain Tight: OECD Friday, 17 Jun 2011 | 5:39 AM ET
    Wheat field

    Agricultural commodity prices should fall back from their current highs as fresh supplies come onto the market, the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development said in a report on Friday. However, food prices will continue to put upwards pressure on inflation.

  • Saudi Women Take the Wheel for Change Friday, 17 Jun 2011 | 3:14 AM ET

    Saudi women are planning to take to the streets on Friday, not to push for democratic reforms, as has been a common theme in the Arab Spring, but for the right to drive.

  • In a Global Economy Can You Trust Your Gut? Wednesday, 15 Jun 2011 | 12:07 PM ET

    Your success in today’s world is directly connected to your ability to work effectively in a variety of different cultures. But a lot of the conventional wisdom about cross-cultural effectiveness is based upon myth and anecdote more than evidence-based research.

  • Rupiah Is Rising, Roubini Is Glum Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011 | 7:50 AM ET

    Indonesia's rupiah is on a roll and high frequency traders are on the prowl. Time for your FX Fix.

  • OECD: US Recovery on Track, BRICs Falter Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011 | 6:01 AM ET
    Beijing, China

    The U.S. economy continues to expand, but the BRIC countries — Brazil, Russia, India and China — are showing a moderation in economic activity.

  • Helios Closes $900 Million Africa Fund Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011 | 2:03 AM ET
    An Angolan woman shops in a market in Cabinda.

    Private equity firm Helios Investment Partners closed its second Africa-focused fund at $900 million on Monday, as fundraising for the world's most under-invested continent rebounds after the financial crisis.

  • Oil-Price Volatility Bedevils Business and Consumers Monday, 13 Jun 2011 | 10:00 AM ET

    The resulting yo-yo effect on fuel prices for the last three years has made it hard for consumers and businesses to loosen their purse strings enough to jump start the lackluster economy.

  • How to Trade China's Upcoming Economic Data Monday, 13 Jun 2011 | 8:52 AM ET
    Great Wall of China

    China will be releasing a slew of economic data in the coming week. Here's how to profit from it.

  • Turkey: Analysts Warn of Overheating Risks Monday, 13 Jun 2011 | 7:21 AM ET
    Istanbul's Arasta Bazaar

    Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP won a comfortable majority in the Turkish elections, but the Prime Minister's desire to change the constitution could distract the new government from managing an overheating economy, analysts told CNBC.com.

  • Is Indonesia the Next Brazil? Monday, 13 Jun 2011 | 1:44 AM ET

    Indonesia’s low debt levels and strong growth potential has made the country a choice destination for investors, prompting financial firms like Deutsche Bank to compare the economy to Brazil’s in the 1990s.

  • No Signs of Slowdown in Ad Spending: WPP CEO Sunday, 12 Jun 2011 | 9:20 PM ET
    Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of British advertising agency WPP Group.

    Despite growing worries about a slowdown in the U.S. economy, the CEO of the world's largest advertising group by revenue, sees no signs of a slump.

  • How to Use Currencies to Trade Turkey's Election Friday, 10 Jun 2011 | 7:09 PM ET
    Turkey

    Turkey's economy has been on a tear, but this election may mark a turning point for the lira. Here's how to trade it.

  • US Must Break OPEC Monopoly to Be Secure: Ex-CIA Head Friday, 10 Jun 2011 | 10:59 AM ET

    The killing of Osama bin Laden was a fine CIA and Navy SEAL operation but unless it breaks OPEC's monopoly on oil the U.S. and its allies are still far from secure, warned former Central Intelligence Director James Woolsey.