This month, a new megaport will allow trade between South America and Asia to bypass North America entirely.
“Your purchasing power is really a force for positive change,” says Julio Zegarra-Ballon, owner of Zee Bee Market in St. Louis.
Mexican and Colombian drug cartels are diversifying their sources of income.
While the global economic crisis has punished developed countries, many in the developing world have gained from capital searching for a higher returns.