An 8.9 earthquake rocked Japan to its core, rattling businesses with operations in the affected areas. But the epicenter’s distance from Tokyo saved many businesses from the worst of the damage. Could one of the aftershocks be …
Most Wall Street experts are far better equipped to analyze a corporate risk over a political threat. But today, it’s political unrest in the Middle East and beyond that’s driving world markets. So we asked Ian Bremmer, president of political risk consultancy The Eurasia Group, to break down the major developments and what investors should expect.
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Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer Maps Out the Investing Pitfalls of Political Unrest originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:45:00.
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