Tom Kadala

Researcher Tom Kadala asked fifteen Greek young professionals in Athens to share their views on the future of Greece, including their comments and recommendations for their leaders and Troika. See the findings in the following story.

With 90 percent of the world’s data created in the last two years, what can we expect our data vaults to hold two or even twenty years from now? Today we measure our lives in peta-bytes but by 2020 estimates show a 2,300 percent increase in the bits and bytes that will define our lives. 35 zeta-bytes to be exact. How then can we as a society leverage the intrinsic value of so much data without getting bogged down with its complexity?

Everybody’s pal eyes its transactional data to mine customer-specific buying preferences

Some best practices for avoiding a ‘trust rift’ between the U.S. government and the American people

Oil prices continue to decouple from 'supply and demand' forecasts due to a looming, invisible market force called sustainability. Cities like Philadelphia are identifying polluters who get a free ride with the prices they pay for public services.

At a recent press conference (Manufacturing's Next Chapter) held by The Atlantic Magazine in Washington DC, Jeff Immelt, John McCain and other respected thought-leaders voiced their concerns and insights on the future of US manufacturing.

Known mainly for its prehistoric inhabitants, the Galapagos Islands located off the coast of Ecuador has always overshadowed its bustling port-of-call, the City of Guayaquil. To attract some of the 450,000 annual tourist that bypass the city on their way to the Galapagos Islands, Guayaquil’s long term Mayor, Jaime Nebot, has been busy rebuilding his city hoping to convince some of these visitors to stay a night or two longer. New roads, malls, conference facilities, and two ambitious… Show more

Known mainly for its prehistoric inhabitants, the Galapagos Islands located off the coast of Ecuador has always overshadowed its bustling port-of-call, the City of Guayaquil. To attract some of the 450,000 annual tourist that bypass the city on their way to the Galapagos Islands, Guayaquil’s long term Mayor, Jaime Nebot, has been busy rebuilding his city hoping to convince some of these visitors to stay a night or two longer. New roads, malls, conference facilities, and two ambitious proposals to modernize their port facilities to world class standards has started to turn heads. For investors who dig deep into the numbers, they may be pleasantly surprised to find a growing middle class grounded on socialist beliefs but ready and able to respond to international business demands. Show less

Last year when Brazil’s second largest bank, ITAU Unibanco, sold 400 million reais (USD$200 million) of bundled corporate loans (technically referred to as CLO’s or Collateralized Loan Obligations) to foreign investors, the news media viewed the move as a signal that Brazil’s lending capacity was drying up. Just like a business that sells its receivables to raise cash quickly, Brazilian banks were replenishing their lending capacity by selling their attractive loan portfolios at a discount to… Show more

Last year when Brazil’s second largest bank, ITAU Unibanco, sold 400 million reais (USD$200 million) of bundled corporate loans (technically referred to as CLO’s or Collateralized Loan Obligations) to foreign investors, the news media viewed the move as a signal that Brazil’s lending capacity was drying up. Just like a business that sells its receivables to raise cash quickly, Brazilian banks were replenishing their lending capacity by selling their attractive loan portfolios at a discount to foreign investors. To date, sales of CLOs have been brisk exceeding 50 billion reais (USD$25 billion). Should investors be concerned that Brazilian banks might be unloading their inventory of corporate loans to avoid a liquidity crisis? If not, what is really going on? Show less