East Prussia

The recent development of the events in the former Soviet Union (FSU) brought more attention to the tendencies of aspiration […]

By Vladimir Vepryev | 06 Sep 14 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Regions, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Russia-EU Trade Infographics

Illustration of Economic Interdependence By Pater Tenebrarum, RT and Der Spiegel have recently published a few infographics on trade between […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 21 Mar 14 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Statistics, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

81 Percent of China’s Insurers Prefer to Invest in Real Estate

China’s insurance funds have US$1.19 trillion invested, and more than three-quarters of them are looking for real estate deals to […]

By MarketAngel | 06 Feb 14 | Posted in Asia, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Burger King Follows In McDonald’s Footsteps … Again

Burger King Follows In McDonald’s Footsteps … Again http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/12/01/burger-king-follows-mcdonalds-footsteps-again.aspx Nickey Friedman December 1, 2013 Well, it’s about time. For decades, […]

By Oracle | 01 Dec 13 | Posted in Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Blackstone Vies With Goldman in Spain Rental Housing Bet

By Sharon Smyth and John Gittelsohn, Bloomberg, Blackstone Group LP (BX), builder of the biggest single-family rental home business in […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 06 Nov 13 | Posted in Finding Oxstones, North America, Private Equity, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

How to Retire Abroad

If your dream is to live overseas, we tell you what you need to know. By Sandra Block, From Kiplinger’s Personal […]

By Aidualc | 30 Sep 13 | Posted in Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)

Want World Domination? Size Matters

Want World Domination? Size Matters By RICHARD N. ROSECRANCE CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — HORACE GREELEY, Napoleon Bonaparte and Cecil Rhodes may […]

By Oracle | 28 Jul 13 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Geopolitical Journey: The Search for Belonging and Ballistic Missile Defense in Romania

By George Friedman During the Cold War, Romania confused all of us. Long after brutality in other communist countries declined, […]

By MarketAngel | 09 Jul 13 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Counterfeit Food More Widespread Than Suspected

GREAT DALBY, England — Invisible from the roadway, hidden deep in the lush English countryside, Moscow Farm is an unlikely […]

By Oracle | 30 Jun 13 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Statistics, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The end of macro magic

By Robert J. Samuelson, Published: April 21 The International Monetary Fund recently held a conference that should concern most people despite […]

By Aidualc | 20 Jun 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)