With the path looking clear for Chinese President Xi Jinping to continue in office past 2023 experts discuss how the change will affect the economy and foreign investment.

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Stanford historian Leslie Berlin discusses her book about Silicon Valley’s origins and some little-known yet significant innovators.

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As new U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell settles into office experts consider the best pace for interest rate increases and whether the financial system is strong enough to weather another downturn.

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Luxury fashion designer Christian Louboutin is fighting to trademark his signature red shoe soles in the European courts. Will he succeed?

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Global perceptions of the U.S. are getting significantly worse notes the new Best Countries report from U.S. News & World Report BAV Group and Wharton.

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The Trump infrastructure plan could lift the federal debt or decrease it depending on how it is financed. But it will surely need more private and state funding experts say.

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Death has changed in modern times with technology prolonging life and making dying a shareable event. But what has been gained and what has been lost along the way?

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The LIBOR scandal is one of the biggest financial scrams in history. In his new book journalist David Enrich unravels what went down.

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People who achieve a personal best tend to relax afterwards and not push themselves further. But is that a good thing to do?

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White House budgets usually amount to nothing more than ”vision statements” -- and the latest one suffers from undue optimism about economic growth and a troubling expansion of the deficit experts say.

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