Those of you who follow my main blog know that my primary stock-in-trade is posts on timeless topics.

FORBES: 2012 Roundup: From GitHub to New Labor

What did not make it to the talks were sensitive topics such as trade and diplomatic disagreements that remain unresolved.

BBC: Brazil sees steady ties with US after Obama re-election

Townsend's film may be about a protest that occurred nearly a decade ago, but the issue is still hot: trade and globalization are divisive topics this election season.

FORBES: RNC Notebook

The service is looking for team leaders and editors to oversee coverage of topics such as transportation, trade policy, trade, technology, taxation policy, taxation, labor policy, labor, lobbying, energy and defense.

FORBES: Details Surface On New Bloomberg Editorial Venture

Topics would include financial instruments in East-West trade offered by the banking sector (such as bonds), bank-to-bank cooperation, and even ruble convertibility.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Today, ladies and gentlemen, we had a very useful and constructive discussion on a wide array of issues from North Korea's nuclear and missile development and including other security issues, and also how to promote bilateral trade between our two countries, and of course, other topics of mutual interest.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama and President Lee Hold a News Conference