In this three-part video interview, Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank, discusses with Chrystia Freeland, FT’s US managing editor, a range of topical issues concerning the global economy, new economic hotspots, China’s currency peg and lessons from the crisis.

Part 1: China and the dollar Zoellick talks about President Barack Obama’s recent trip to China and the effects of Chinese currency being pegged to the dollar. He also discusses increased criticism from China of US economic policy.

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Part 2: World economy Zoellick talks about the state of the world economy, including the financial recovery, concerns about protectionism and the role the US consumer will play in the recovery. Additionally, he discusses America’s fiscal position, the weakening US

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Slow Down… or Else By David Galland, Managing Editor, The Casey Report

On a whim following our Denver Summit – and despite truly abysmal weather – Casey Research CEO Olivier Garret and I cabbed it down to a local public golf course for a quick nine holes. Afterwards we were returning to the hotel through a neighborhood best described as poor, but not disreputable. While our cab made its way down a side street, a radar gun-wielding policeman leaped out of the bushes down the block, pulled the trigger, and waved our immigrant cab driver to the curb. The offense, we soon learned, was going five miles an hour over the speed limit in a school zone… well after school was out and with no other children in sight.

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Chrystia Freeland, US managing editor of the Financial Times, interviewed George Soros, the legendary fund manager, about the state of the world economy, relations between the US and China, his investment performance and regulating bankers’ compensation. A link to the transcript of the interview follows at the end of the post.

Part 1: The world economy and currencies

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Part 2: The 2008 crisis

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Part 3: Financial reform

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In this three-part video interview, Julian Robertson, chairman and CEO of Tiger Management, talks with Chrystia Freeland, US managing editor of the Financial Times, about US debt, China, lessons from the tech bust, the future of hedge funds, gold stocks, taxes and regulations. Good stuff!

Part 1: On the economy and inflation

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Part 2: On market cycles and hedge funds

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Part 3: On gold, Norway, and taxes

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Source: Chrystia Freeland, Financial Times (

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This post features a discussion at the Yalta Annual Meeting/Yalta European Strategy between Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the US Federal Reserve, and Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The moderator of the three-part discussion is Chrystia Freeland, US managing editor of the Financial Times.

Part 1: The financial crisis

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Part 2: Global financial regulation

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Part 3: Crisis exit strategies

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Source: Chrystia Freeland, Financial Times (here, here and

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By guest author Jim Nelson (http://pennysleuth.com/a-rare-second-chance-at-making-a-fortune/)

Today you have a rare “second chance” at making a fortune.

Let me explain…

From 1990 to 2004 the number of internet users in the US absolutely exploded — going from less than 1% of the population back in 1990 all the way up to over 65% in 2004.

And, as you know by now, the rapid increase in Internet usage spawned enormous growth in computer and internet-related companies. Microsoft went up 9,750%. Yahoo jumped a whopping 7,763% in just three and a half years. And AOL, the grand daddy of them all, went up 73,050%from its 1992 IPO to its peak at the end of 1999.

The trick was to identify the growth early. And to get out before the bubble burst.

Well today we’ve got a rare second chance to “turn back time.”

As investors and traders, it’s rare that we get any second chances. But when you’re …

1,100 People Just Learned How To Collect $4,000 In One Month No tricks or “catches” were involved. No fancy investment “plays” either. In fact, the $4,000 was guaranteed. No ifs, ands, or buts. All these people had to do to get this money was take a few simple steps every investor knows how to do in his sleep.Now, it’s your turn to get in on this “secret.”Read Martin Hutchinson’s report here…

The Brewer’s Art: Beer Companies Quench Their Thirst For Growth by Tapping Into Emerging Markets

By Jason Simpkins

Managing Editor

Money Morning

With sales volume plunging in Western markets, Molson Coors Brewing Co. (NYSE: TAP) and SABMiller PLC (OTC ADR: SBMRY) are tapping into emerging markets for refreshing growth.

SABMiller, for instance, saw beer sales slump 7% in Europe and 0.8% in the United States, while Africa and Asia combined for 11% sales growth.  Sales in China …

The U.S. Housing Market: Three (More) Reasons Real Estate Isn’t Rebounding

by Louis Basenese, Advisory Panelist

Editor’s Note: Yesterday we heard from Martin Denholm, the managing editor at Smart Profits, one of our affiliate publications which will be joining us over the next few weeks. We’ll be adding their experts to our esteemed panelists to give you the best investing ideas and advice out there. Today we follow Martin with outspoken favorite, Louis Basenese, who also gives us his take and concern for investors, on the housing market.

If ever an off-the-wall indicator existed to predict the fate of the U.S. housing market, I found it… You see, business is booming in one particular niche of the real estate industry - shrink-wrap.

That’s right. Contractors and developers are wrapping mothballed building projects in plastic, literally - from single-family homes to 25,000 square foot commercial properties.

The beneficiary? Privately-held Fast Wrap

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Of all the people you might expect to spearhead a movement away from oil and onto alternative energy, T. Boone Pickens probably wouldn’t be at the top of the list.

But a year ago, the 81-year old chairman of BP Capital spent his own money to buy prime time on major networks and mobilized an “army” of believers in order to get the word out about the dangers of continued dependence on foreign oil.

Earlier this month, Pickens appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” to discuss the progress of the “Pickens Plan,”which essentially seeks to reduce the nation’s dependence on foreign oil through a combination of wind-generated power and natural gas powered vehicles. The goal: Drastically reducing or eliminating the need for foreign oil in as little as 10 years.

His timing was perfect, as oil prices shot to all-time highs around $150 a year ago. The plan garnered a lot of attention. And to

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By Jennifer Yousfi Managing Editor Investor worry over the solvency of U.S. mortgage-giants Freddie Mac (FRE) and Fannie Mae (FNM) have gutted the stocks over the last few days more than halving their market capitalizations. News of a possible government-sponsored bailout sent Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae shares plunging yesterday (Thursday) dangerously close to new 52-week lows. Freddie Mac shares sank $2.15 yesterday, a 20% decline to close at $8.11. Freddie Mac is down 76% year-to-date as of Thursday’s close. Fannie Mae stock had a similar fate, shedding $1.95, an almost 13% to decline to close at $13.36. Fannie Mae shares are down nearly 67% year-to-date. Sign up below… and we’ll send you a new investment report for free:...