Labor standards and how they relate to international trade are often the subject of contentious discussions. Many argue that nations with higher standards find themselves at a competitive disadvantage against nations with lower standards....

Many Eastern European and Former Soviet Union countries have been facing warmer temperatures and a changing hydrology, with more droughts, floods, heat waves, windstorms, and forest fires. This vulnerability is driven mainly by an adaptation deficit due to socioeconomic factors and a Soviet legacy of environmental mismanagement....

Drawing on more than thirty years of successful investing experience with REITs, Ralph L. Block has created the ultimate REIT guide....