The Great Recession was five times more impactful on voting behavior during the 2008 presidential election than rising unemployment, a traditional indicator of electoral success, a new study released by Columbia Business School.

If you cannot beat them, join them. This is an all too familiar popular phrase that is used as a general way of dealing with situations where you cannot control your oponent. In this case, the Federal Reserve of the United States might be destined to make a similar decision when it comes to dealing with Bitcoin (BTC) and the entire cryptocurrency industry.

Michael Auslin, Williams-Griffis Fellow in Contemporary Asia, gives a talk titled "Spying, Stealing, and Subordination: Dealing with the New China Rules."

The health of the financial markets and economic policies affecting growth and the economy.