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‘Health Silk Road’ heats up as China and U.S. boost efforts amid coronavirus

China’s not the only one working on the “Health Silk Road.”  As Beijing pushes for global health leadership amid the […]

By Aidualc | 23 Jun 20 | Also posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, North America, Private Equity, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Latin America’s Fastest Economy Now Faces Worst Slump Since 1905

(Bloomberg) — Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Colombia was forecast to be Latin America’s top-performing major economy for the second […]

By Aidualc | 19 Jun 20 | Also posted in Latin America | Comments (0)

Opinion: Russia is the world’s biggest loser from oil’s crash, and that’s reason to worry

Russia’s economy and power is highly dependent on oil and energy prices, writes George Friedman. Editor’s note: The opinions in […]

By Aidualc | 17 Jun 20 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Over 4 million in US will contract coronavirus if states fully reopen: Wharton model

New numbers from the Penn Wharton Budget Model show that reopening states could cause positive coronavirus case numbers to tick as high […]

By Aidualc | 12 Jun 20 | Also posted in North America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

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, Food for Thought | 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 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 Food for Thought, 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, Food for Thought, 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, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)