China
  • Chinese 100 yuan banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken in Beijing July 11, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Lee

    Why Trouble in China Could Mean Pain for the Market

    Most investors have been distracted in recent days by Friday's payroll report (and what it means for the Federal Reserve's rate hike schedule) and the ongoing Cold War standoff between Greece and the...

  • A man changes the price for a gallon of gasoline at a gas station in Medford, Massachusetts December 4, 2014.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder

    These Five Issues Will Impact Oil Prices in 2015

    By Nick Cunningham, Oilprice.com

    As we ring in the New Year, let’s take stock of where we are at with the oil markets. 2014 proved to be a momentous one for the oil markets, having seen prices cut in half in just six months. The big...

  • The Internet Is Down in North Korea…

    By Everett Rosenfeld, CNBC

    North Korea is having major Internet problems, just days after President Barack Obama promised a proportional response to the devastating hacks against Sony . The country, which the FBI accused last...

  • Residents ride their electric scooter past a giant Chinese national flag to mark the 65th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Zhengzhou, Henan province October 1, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

    Obama Says China’s Infrastructure Puts the U.S. to Shame

    With concern about economic competition from China very much on his mind, President Obama this week renewed his call for major new investments in U.S. infrastructure to keep pace with rival countries...

  • Residents ride their electric scooter past a giant Chinese national flag to mark the 65th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Zhengzhou, Henan province October 1, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

    China Will Benefit Most from OPEC Keeping Oil Flowing

    By Andy Tully, Oilprice.com

    When OPEC decided on Nov. 27 not to reduce production below a nearly 3-year-old cap of 30 million barrels a day, the losers were producers such as the United States , whose boom in shale oil requires...