10 questions and answers about America’s “Big Government”

The ongoing debate over the Trump administration’s plan to freeze federal hiring has thus far involved arguments and “alternative facts” […]

By Aidualc | 26 Apr 17 | Posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

How Poland Became Europe’s Most Dynamic Economy

By Stephan Faris November 27, 2013 The oldest coffee shop in Warsaw has been in operation nearly without interruption since the end […]

By Aidualc | 26 Dec 13 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Patience is a Virtue in Investing

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder & Chief Investment Strategist, Oxstones Investment Club, The January barometer bodes well for the stock […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 20 Feb 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

How Big Should Government Be?

There are a couple of fundamental questions at the bottom of Washington’s ongoing battles over deficits and debt: (1) How […]

By Aidualc | 30 Jan 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Construction industry in Kazakhstan fostered by government-initiated programmes

The construction industry suffered more than most areas of the Kazakh economy as a result of the global financial crisis […]

By pmr | 21 Sep 11 | Posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Wen Jiabao Addresses Global Imbalances And Vows To Eradicate Chinese Poverty By 2020

ByAgustino Fontevecchia, Forbes Blog, Chinese authorities have released a series of announcements indicating that they might be beginning to correct […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Mar 11 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

U.S. Stellar Bond Rating in Jeopardy: Moody’s

By JENNIFER DePAUL, The Fiscal Times, Rising federal debt could pose a negative outlook for the country’s AAA credit rating, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 Feb 11 | Posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)