by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 28, 2015 | All, Op-Ed
Who thought the issue of free trade would split the GOP? The GOP candidates disagree strongly on whether the latest massive free-trade agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), should become the law of the land. Before examining the differences among the...
by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 28, 2015 | All, Op-Ed
Can America’s economic growth rate rival that of China’s? Former Governor Mike Huckabee has claimed that his tax reform proposal will help America grow at 6%, higher than the 4% that Jeb Bush has promised. Huckabee’s rosy projection has America...
by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 26, 2015 | All, Op-Ed
Not once in the original edition of Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In, which was published in 1981, was the word “brain” mentioned. Certainly, the “mind” was invoked several times to discuss the psychological aspects involved in negotiation. The...
by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 23, 2015 | All, Op-Ed
Big changes are coming to a very important emerging markets index. Right now, a key emerging market index, MSCI China (MCHI) , does not include Chinese companies that are listed in the United States. Even though Alibaba and Baidu are giant corporations that derive...
by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 21, 2015 | All, Op-Ed
Bankers are chained to their desks, figuratively. Now they are locking themselves in a room, literally. No, it’s not a prison cell, as even Ben Bernanke wanted more bankers thrown in the slammer. But this room is filled with three little pigs — and they...
by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 20, 2015 | All, Op-Ed
In a few days, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (who is also the finance minister) will present his 2016 budget, and today we’ll look at two stocks that could be big beneficiaries of it: Gamuda Berhad and IJM. Both trade on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange....
by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 14, 2015 | All, Op-Ed
Here comes El Niño, a phenomenon in which warm weather gathers along the Pacific Coast of South America. This irregular weather impacts all sorts of human activities such as farming, fishing, and agriculture — and it also influences the markets. Early...
by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 14, 2015 | All, Op-Ed
During the first Democratic debate, Americans were introduced to three “new” faces: Martin O’Malley, Lincoln Chafee, and Jim Webb. But there was one candidate absent from the stage – and I’m not talking about Vice President Joe Biden. The...
by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 13, 2015 | All, Op-Ed
Tim Seymour is a seminal voice on emerging market investing on Wall Street. He is a fixture on CNBC’s Fast Money and the founder of EmergingMoney, which provides daily investment insights for the developing world. He knows whereof he speaks, having lived in an...
by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 13, 2015 | All, Op-Ed
There is Hillary and Bernie. But at tonight’s Democratic presidential debate, many Americans will be introduced to Martin. The former two-term governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore, Martin O’Malley was an inspiration for the role of mayor in...
