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Ten looming geopolitical disasters

Advertisement Wednesday, December 09, 2009 Text Size:    From The Money Game: Here's a friendly reminder on investing: pay attention to the rest of the world. Just yesterday, U.S. markets fell sharply when Moody's cut its ratings on a host of Dubai government-controlled companies and after Fitch downgraded its credit rating on Greece (pictured) to BBB- from A-, highlighting "the weak credibility of fiscal institutions and the policy framework in Greece," according to the Wall Street Journal. That "weak credibility" is all over the world... Read full article... 10 Looming Geopolitical Disasters Lawrence Delevingne | Dec. 9, 2009, 11:25 AM | 200,984 |  29 Print Tags: Markets, Features, International, Economy, Debt, Politics Here's a friendly reminder on investing: pay attention to the rest of the world. Just yesterday, U.S. markets fell sharply when Moody's cut its ratings on a host of Dubai government-controlled companies and after Fitch downgraded its credit rating on Greece (pictured) to BBB- from A-, highlighting "the weak credibility of fiscal institutions and the policy framework in Greece," according to theWall Street Journal. That "weak credibility" is all over the world. In no particular order, we round up the ten economic time bombs whose explosion -- some very possible in the next year -- could have serious consequences for global markets. SEE INTERNATIONAL DISASTERS WAITING TO HAPPEN>>> More Cruxallaneous: "AARP is one big lie" Ben Bernanke is a liar and a fraud New website offers thousands of books for free

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