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Jim Rogers

James Beeland Rogers, Jr. (born October 19, 1942) is an expatriate American investor and financial commentator based in Singapore. He was a co-founder of the Quantum Fund, and is a college professor, author, economic commentator, and creator of the Rogers International Commodities Index (RICI). He considers himself a fellow traveler of the Austrian School of economics.

Articles About Jim Rogers

Duke Energy profit below expectations; power demand weak

By Reuters

Duke Energy Corp <DUK.N>, the largest power provider in the United States, reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, citing weak electricity demand and higher costs at two key units. (May 03)

Singapore; Business Island Paradise Invites You In

By Industry Leaders Magazine

Singapore, a land area of approximately 710 square kilometers, is one of the easiest places to do business in the world and it is the better business destination. So there is no surprise that Singapore has been ranked as one of the best places to do business in many rankings. (Feb 13)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, INDIA, INVESTMENT

6 Provocative Financial Predictions for 2013 and Beyond

By The Daily Reckoning Australia

Someday, someone will fund an academic study identifying the crevice in the human brain that craves year-end predictions for the coming 12 months. Wherever it resides, it is undeniably strong and far more prevalent among the populace than the craving... (Jan 15)

MORE TOPICS: DEUTSCHE BANK, MORGAN STANLEY, AUSTRALIA, THAILAND, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, NEW YORK

Corporations and the wealthy funded party conventions

By Reuters

Companies including Duke Energy, AT&T and Bank of America spent millions of dollars to help stage both the Republican and Democratic conventions, despite restrictions by the Democrats on corporate funding for their event, financial disclosures showed on Wednesday. (Oct 18)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, MICROSOFT, BANK OF AMERICA, WELLS FARGO, CISCO SYSTEMS, FLORIDA

Despite restrictions, corporations helped with Democratic convention

By Reuters

Companies including Duke Energy Corp, Bank of America Corp and AT&T Inc spent millions of dollars to help stage last month's Democratic convention, technically complying with the party's restrictions on corporate funding, financial disclosures revealed on Wednesday. (Oct 18)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, MICROSOFT, BANK OF AMERICA, WELLS FARGO

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Silver's Summer Rally To Gain 'Legs' From Fed's QE3 Initiative

By IBTimes

The Federal Reserve's third round of quantitative easing, or QE3, will benefit silver and gold prices by weakening the dollar and increasing risk appetite among investors, according to a report by UBS. But silver will gain the most. (Sep 14)

MORE TOPICS: GOLD, GOLD PRICES, QUANTITATIVE EASING, SILVER, NYSE, MANUFACTURING, COPPER, NEW YORK

Silver at Multi-Month High

By Technical Traders

The price of silver reached a 5-month high this past week as investor interest seems to have been rekindled in both gold and silver as belief in financial markets increases that the latest round of monetary easing from the Federal Reserve - QE3 - will soon be on its way. (Sep 11)

MORE TOPICS: GOLD, FEDERAL RESERVE, NYSE, INVESTMENT, SILVER

Insight - Banner of Lenin flies over would-be Russian farm boom

By Reuters UK

This year's wheat, piled in steel sheds on the Banner of Lenin collective farm, shimmers greyish-gold in the dusty air, a vision of plenty worthy of a Soviet propaganda poster. (Sep 05)

MORE TOPICS: GOLD, GEORGE SOROS, RUSSIA, RELIGION, ADDICTION, INVESTMENT

Gold Option Traders Most Bullish Since Bottom In October 2008

By GoldCore

Gold Option Traders Most Bullish Since Bottom In October 2008 (Aug 30)

MORE TOPICS: GOLD, FEDERAL RESERVE, BEN BERNANKE, GERMANY, COURT, NEW YORK

In a new wealth report released last week, it showed Asia will become the world’s new "economic center of gravity" and thus house the new batch of elite rich by 2050 based on a per capita basis.
World's Richest in Asia: Singapore leads with Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, U.S. on Top 5

By IBTimes AU

Three decades from now, the world's financial activity may very well be managed and controlled by the richest people from Asia. (Aug 22)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, IRAQ, GERMANY, FACEBOOK, GDP, JAPAN