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Food for Thought. Thoughtful debate and insightful observations/ commentary on actions/events in financial markets, investments, societies, and governments around the world that impact our lives. Also Oxstone Team’s Global Investment Commentary and Best Investment Ideas.

Russia’s Old ‘Trojan Horse’ Plays East Against West

Hidden away from the holiday resorts and quietly rundown villages on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast lies what locals refer to […]

By Aidualc | 13 Apr 20 | Also posted in Eastern Europe | Comments (0)

The situation in China is even worse than you think, says this analyst with a history of accurate calls

Global stock markets are seeing their worst week since the 2008 financial crisis as the reality of the unprecedented COVID-19 […]

By Aidualc | 08 Apr 20 | Also posted in Asia, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Got $500,000 and 90 days? Uruguay might have an offer for you

The way Uruguay’s president-elect sees it, his government will face a couple of problems: too few residents and too little investment. Well, […]

By Aidualc | 07 Apr 20 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The No. 1 job billionaires and multimillionaires held before they got filthy rich

There are billions of reasons to do this job. Many of today’s self-made billionaires and multimillionaires held a sales job, […]

By Aidualc | 06 Apr 20 | Also posted in Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Will coronavirus kill you? Why fatality rates for COVID-19 vary wildly depending on age, gender, medical history and country

As the COVID-19 spreads, scientists are learning more about the disease’s fatality rate. “Globally, about 3.4% of reported COVID-19 cases […]

By Aidualc | 02 Apr 20 | Also posted in Statistics, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

The Trump Presidency Is Over

When, in January 2016, I wrote that despite being a lifelong Republican who worked in the previous three GOP administrations, I would […]

By Aidualc | 01 Apr 20 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Wanna Know Why Kim Jong-Un Is Smiling? He’s ‘Sitting’ on Trillions of Dollars.

North Korea has a lot of wealth–just below the surface.  by Patricia Schouker  Key point: South Korea estimates the value of the […]

By Aidualc | 30 Mar 20 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Report of the WHO-China Joint Mission on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/who-china-joint-mission-on-covid-19-final-report.pdf

By Aidualc | 27 Mar 20 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Coronavirus is highly uncertain and global costs could be high

As coronavirus spreads across the globe, new modelling from The Australian National University (ANU) is set to help policymakers respond […]

By Aidualc | 26 Mar 20 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The Rich Are Preparing for Coronavirus Differently

The new coronavirus knows no national borders or social boundaries. That doesn’t mean that social boundaries don’t exist. “En route […]

By Aidualc | 25 Mar 20 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)