At this conference, we will assess whether high frequency trading (HFT) has been good or bad for the securities markets and investors.

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Two-and-a-half years after its glitzy launch, a car that was meant to revolutionize personal transport in India--and perhaps all of Asia--remains stuck in first gear.

The stage now seems to be set for perhaps the final act in the Euro-zone debt crisis. With its economy literally imploding, social tensions close to the boiling point, and its IMF program woefully off track, there is every prospect that Greece will experience a hard default by year end.

The idea that it would be great to put high-speed-rail lines all over the country shows an underappreciation of American geography and of some of the nation’s genuine strengths.

This churn in Tokyo makes it almost impossible for U.S. and Japanese leaders to forge a stable working relationship. It is becoming a strain on ties between the two Pacific allies, and is one reason Japan has slipped off the radar in Washington. Yet the two partners need each other more than ever, given the common challenges they face, from economic stagnation to continued instability in East Asia.

Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its latest projections of health spending. These official projections showed that the health share of GDP would rise to 19.8 percent by 2020. But just as official estimates substantially understate the role of government in health spending, they fail to highlight a point that should be of concern to all Americans.

The time is right to consider seeking private capital to help shoulder the substantial investment needed to achieve true high-speed rail along the Northeast corridor.