It’s been a fantastic ride in recent years for the global elite, particularly in Asia, where a scorching stock market has put the region on track to become the wealthiest in the world.

The trucking industry is beginning to feel the impact of a shortfall of some 35,000 to 40,000 drivers needed to move goods, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA).

With the unemployment rate now at 5.5%, this year’s graduating class is among the luckiest in decades.

In what local experts are calling the new automotive gold rush, automakers such as Nissan Motor Company and Mazda Motor Corporation are producing a record number of vehicles in Mexico, most of them destined for export.

Much more is highlighted in A Look Around the Nation and the World.