The Business of War and Stocks of Peace
It is reprehensible to make money from ultimate sacrifices by our soldiers, but you cannot separate business from war. The situation in Iraq has influenced stocks for over a decade now. Reconstruction and crude oil riches will continue to shape our stock market indices in the years to come. Peace makes business sense after war. The world saw that with Germany and Japan. Afghanistan has not shaped up as yet. However, equations with other nations need not always involve physical violence. The constellation that has emerged from the ashes of the Soviet Union is certainly capital-friendly. China has made awesome…