Noblia Advisors Resources
Emerging Markets Update
June 2017
Noblia Advisors' Emerging Markets Update. Published June 23, 2017
Global Business News
Noblia Advisors' recap of business news that matter from around the globe. Published June 23, 2017
Country Updates
Argentina
This January 2016 Noblia Advisors Country Update reviews key facts about the Argentine economy and new business opportunities under President Macri's administration. By Eduardo Campomar © Noblia Advisors.
News
Noblia Advisors announces the expansion of its practice in South America through a partnerhip with Mr. Eduardo Campomar, Managing Director, Rainmaker Consulting. January, 2016.
Recommended Reading
Classics: Peter Drucker on Making Decisions
In this 2004 excerpt from the Harvard Business Review you can read in five minutes this legendary management consultant’s reflections on what makes an executive effective.
This June 2017 World Bank report discusses the current environment of a fragile global economic recovery. © World Bank Group, 2017.
Latin America Trade Trend Estimates
This May 2017 report by the Inter-American Development Bank (BID) presents Latin American and Caribbean International Trade Trend Estimates. © Inter-American Development Bank.
Income Polarization in the United States
This March 2017 IMF Research Bulletin discusses the implications of a shrinking middle-class and its effect on consumption. By Ali Alichi, Kory Kantenga, and Juan Solé. © International Monetary Fund.
In the news
CNN
Goldman Sachs slants research to help Democrats, top White House adviser says
Kevin Hassett, President Donald Trump's top economic adviser, suggested Goldman Sachs may be slanting its economic research to help Democrats ahead of the midterm elections.
Land O'Lakes CEO Beth Ford, from the cornfield to the C-suite
Land O'Lakes CEO Beth Ford charts her career path, from her first job to becoming the first openly gay CEO at a Fortune 500 company in an interview with CNN's Boss Files.
The next big test for Elon Musk arrives this week
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The next big test for Elon Musk arrives this week
Read full story for latest details.
WSJ
What You Need to Know About Managing Expenses to Buy and Stay in Your Home
A podcast series examines sustainable homeownership by outlining the financial implications of buying a house.
'What Was I Thinking?' The Big-Ticket Items People Regret
People spend a lot of money on all sorts of things, only to later ask themselves: “What was I thinking?”
Dimon Led Bank CEOs to Fend Off Tougher Capital Rules
Regulators discuss slashing proposed capital requirements in sign of banks’ increasing clout.
The Properties High Interest Rates Can't Touch
Competition to buy the world’s most exclusive stores is intense despite modest rent growth.
BBC
South Africa's top court bars Zuma from being lawmaker
Ex-President Jacob Zuma's 15-month prison sentence disqualifies him from being a lawmaker.
DR Congo army says it has thwarted attempted coup
The Democratic Republic Congo army said they have stopped an attempted coup involving Congolese and foreign soldiers.
What next for Iran after President Raisi's death?
Raisi's death will test a system where hardliners dominate all branches of power, Lyse Doucet writes.
'Stop threatening us', Taiwan's new president tells China
He urged Beijing to replace confrontation with dialogue, shortly after being sworn in on Monday.
NYT News
What We Lose When ChatGPT Sounds Like Scarlett Johansson
OpenAI has good reason to aim for a bot voice à la the one in “Her.” But that film was about relationships. What does this real-world turn say about us?
Trial to Begin for Ozy Founder Carlos Watson
Mr. Watson’s lawyer has argued that many other media leaders lured investors with “puffing and bluffing,” and that Mr. Watson is being singled out because he is Black.
Farm Animals Are Hauled All Over the Country. So Are Their Pathogens.
Tens of millions of farm animals cross state lines every year, traveling in cramped, stressful conditions that can facilitate the spread of disease.