Here is your R&D for November 18th:
Fears of new food crisis as prices soar from the Financial Times
The cost of global food imports will reach $1 trillion this year for only the second time in history. The UN warns that rising inflation in emerging countries could create a second global food crisis. The last food crisis was 2007-2008.
Mitt’s bad medicine from the Boston Herald
Although former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is seen as a front runner for the GOP presidential nomination in 2012, he has one lingering problem: his healthcare overhaul in Massachusetts that served as a model for President Obama’s healthcare reform package. Considering the anger of the GOP base towards Obamacare, this issue could complicate Romney’s 2012 hopes.
GM Stock Sale in High Gear from the Wall Street Journal
Generate Motors is expected to sell $18.1 billion in shares in what experts believe will be the second-largest U.S. initial public offering (IPO) ever. Yesterday, GM sold 478 million shares at $33 each, which beat expectations.
Madagascar in limbo after attempted coup from the Guardian
Madagascar is realing after twenty dissident military officers attempted a coup against the sitting government. The current president, Andry Rajoelina, Africa’s youngest leader, took power in a coup last year.
Haiti’s Cholera Epidemic Crosses The Dominican Border from Time
Haiti’s cholera epidemic is now a problem for the Dominican Republican, which shares a border with the impoverished Caribbean nation. Prior to this year, the Dominican Republic and Haiti had not had a cholera case in over 100 years.