Oxstones Investment Club™By Alexander E.M. Hess, Vince Calio and Thomas C. Frohlich The United States of America — the land of opportunity — has the fourth […]
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By Rick Newman .View photo Source: Thinkstock Its middle class is thriving, its people are universally liked and its […]
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After the Great Crisis and Recession of 2008 there were a lot of economic and market commentators arguing that the […]
Russia’s 21st Century Malaise in Five Grim Charts
It seems Vladimir Putin’s petro state has hit a wall, with the government last week reporting economic growth at a […]
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The pace of global growth increased during the second quarter of 2013—only the third quarterly acceleration in three years. Buoyed […]
As China Slows, Watch for Public Housing to Accelerate
Since China gradually began pumping the brakes on an overheated housing market two years ago it has been waiting for […]
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From LSE Website, YouTube Video link: Turnaround: Third World lessons for First World growth Thirty years ago, China seemed hopelessly […]
To Help the World’s Poor, Give Them Real Jobs
The latest U.S. jobs numbers showed a U.S. unemployment rate still at 7.6 percent. The official global unemployment rate, compiled […]
How Venezuelan Used ‘Scrape’ to Make Six Times Her Salary
Venezuela’s currency controls are turning trips abroad into profitable junkets. A 27-year-old trade analyst from Caracas said she earned six […]
Recognizing the End of the Chinese Economic Miracle
By George Friedman Major shifts underway in the Chinese economy that Stratfor has forecast and discussed for years have now drawn the attention of […]