Two musicians with very different styles who didn't know anything about each other are now working together to promote social action.  One of them is Akon, the internationally famous Senegal-born "soul singer."  The other musician is Peter Buffett, son of the internationally famous investor Warren Buffett.   Read More

Frontier markets grabbed the headlines Monday after Kenya’s biggest IPO sent shares of one stock surging 60%. But is the risk worth the reward?   Read More

Nigeria’s main militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, reportedly fired on six oil industry ships today and threatened an attack that will cause an “economic tsunami” in the world’s oil market.    Read More

Since I last blogged, Countrywide shares have fallen to eye-popping lows, Roger Clemens has come out fighting, and I got interested in the Presidential race for about five minutes. Since I last blogged, tragedy has struck Pakistan and Kenya (more on Kenya in a moment).    Read More