India Shows Hedge-Fund Savvy With Huge Gold Buy: William Pesek Barack Obama and Timothy Geithner must be as annoyed as they are bewildered.

Steve Jobs, the Ultimate Challenge Awaits You: William Pesek It’s what many in Tokyo are thinking, but few will say: Japan Airlines Corp. needs a Carlos Ghosn.

Pesek Says Women Say More About an Economy Than Money: Video Bloomberg columnist William Pesek talks with Scarlet Fu about the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Gender Gap Index, which ranks countries by the gender gap between men and women in four areas: economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, political empowerment, and health and survival. (Source: Bloomberg)

Women Say More About an Economy Than Money Does: William Pesek Following the money often gets you to the bottom of a story. Following the economic experience of women may offer more insights.

China Risks Bubbles With ‘Bernie Madoff Data’: William Pesek It’s as provocative an argument as an economist can make: China is stealing jobs.

Einhorn’s Next Call Won’t Be as Easy as Lehman: William Pesek David Einhorn was right about Lehman Brothers being a house of cards. What about Japan?

Beyonce’s Bellybutton Is Least of Your Worries: William Pesek As investment barometers go, Beyonce isn’t normally mentioned, except in Malaysia.

Lost Decade Is Heading Toward Two-Decade Mark: William Pesek The clock is ticking. Each day that passes without Japan’s officials hunkering down to boost growth, halt deflation, prepare for an aging population and increase competitiveness is a blow to the nation’s 126 million people.

Bubble in Bubbles Means It’s Time to Close Bar: William Pesek China and India share a dubious honor as the global crisis wanes: They are home to two of the world’s most obvious stock bubbles.

Stock Rally of 503 Percent Puts OPEC to Shame: William Pesek There’s only one thing to say about OPEC’s goal to be compensated for falling oil prices: Ha ha ha!