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

The coronavirus symptoms to be on the lookout for and how to protect yourself

As the United States recorded its first coronavirus death — and the number of infections grows worldwide — many people are wondering what symptoms […]

By Aidualc | 24 Mar 20 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Trump Has Already Lost His Pricey China Trade War, Paul Krugman Warns

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman warned Sunday that President Donald Trump is handing China what it wants as the nations a trade war that has cost Americans billions […]

By Aidualc | 02 Jan 20 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Wall Street doubles down on China while corporate America now moves the other way

The trade war has caused corporate America to rethink its long-term commitment to doing business in China: Some 40% of […]

By Aidualc | 01 Jan 20 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

In Japan’s vanishing rural towns, newcomers are wanted

On a recent afternoon in the rural Japanese town of Kanna-machi, all seemed well. Children splashed in the town’s namesake […]

By Aidualc | 12 Dec 19 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Private Equity, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

16,700% return in 50 years makes Hang Seng Index world’s best

A mirror to Hong Kong’s fortunes since its 1969 launch, the Hang Seng Index has also become a reflection of […]

By Aidualc | 05 Dec 19 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Stocks | Comments (0)

The countries that let foreign students stay the longest after graduation

Amid recent Brexit tensions, UK prime minister Boris Johnson extended the period of time foreign graduates could stay in the […]

By Aidualc | 03 Dec 19 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, Statistics, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Inside a Siberian Crypto Mining Complex

In Siberia, cheap hydropower, cold climate, and abandoned Soviet industrial infrastructure has made the region of Irkutsk an attractive spot […]

By Aidualc | 11 Nov 19 | Also posted in Commodities, Eastern Europe, Investment Wisdom, Private Equity, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)