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January 2018

The History Of Money: From Beads To Virtual Currency [Infographic]

We spend it in cash and transfer it with smartphones, but how many of us know its history? Here’s a […]

By Aidualc | 19 Jan 18 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

As U.S. Postage Rates Continue To Rise, The USPS Gives The Chinese A ‘Free Ride’

As the rates of the U.S. Postal Service continue on their precipitous ascent, how cheaply Chinese merchants are able to ship their […]

By Aidualc | 18 Jan 18 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, Private Equity, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The States Most (and Least) Likely to Have Underwater Properties

Underwater Properties in the U.S. More than 5.4 million homes in the United States are “seriously underwater”—meaning the loan amount […]

By Aidualc | 17 Jan 18 | Posted in North America, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Latin America’s Sugar Producers Sweat the Sweet Stuff

Highlights The European Union’s decision to end its sugar production quota will prompt producers in Latin America and the Caribbean […]

By Aidualc | 15 Jan 18 | Posted in Commodities, Latin America, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Is the rent “too damn high”? Or are incomes too low?

Having a safe, stable, healthy place to live is essential. But, for some families, once the rent or mortgage is […]

By Aidualc | 12 Jan 18 | Posted in Real Estate, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Making Sense of Bitcoin and Its Wild Price Ride: QuickTake Q&A

The initial price of bitcoin, set in 2010, was less than 1 cent. Now it’s crossed $19,000. Once seen as […]

By Aidualc | 11 Jan 18 | Posted in Food for Thought, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

High Yields from Two Top Mortgage REITs

The commercial real estate market, in particular, enjoyed strong sales volumes in the past few years. In fact, commercial property […]

By Aidualc | 10 Jan 18 | Posted in Real Estate, Stocks | Comments (0)

Financing African cities: What is the role of land value capture?

This week, December 10-14, marks the Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) week. This year’s conference is under the […]

By Aidualc | 09 Jan 18 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Why Cryptocurrencies Keep Bouncing Back

Late Saturday, bitcoin traded near $15,600 according to Coindesk. About 12 hours later it traded around $12,900, a drop of […]

By Aidualc | 08 Jan 18 | Posted in Commodities, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

$63 Trillion of World Debt in One Visualization

By Jeff Desjardins, Visual Capitalist, $63 Trillion of World Debt in One Visualization If you add up all the money […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 04 Jan 18 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)