The Most Valuable Agricultural Commodity in Each State

From the fertile farmland of the Great Plains to the volcanic islands in the Hawaiian archipelago, each state has been […]

By Aidualc | 04 Sep 19 | Posted in Commodities, North America, Statistics | Comments (0)

Americans earning over $200K are flocking to these neighborhoods

U.S. unemployment is near a 50-year low, economic growth is brisk and the stock market—despite a disappointing 2018—has paid generous […]

By Aidualc | 09 May 19 | Posted in North America, Real Estate | 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)

Oxstones Food for Thought – June 2017 – Winter is Coming

“Winter is Coming” – the motto for House of Stark in the Game of Thrones (HBO series).  The meaning behind […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 21 Jun 17 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Here are the fastest growing and shrinking states in the US

Utah is growing quickly, while West Virginia is losing people. The US Census Bureau recently released its population estimates for […]

By Aidualc | 13 Feb 17 | Posted in North America, Statistics, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

The States With the Strongest and Weakest Unions

By Michael B. Sauter and Samuel Stebbins The U.S. Supreme Court issued in March a split vote on a decision […]

By Aidualc | 28 Jun 16 | Posted in Investment Wisdom, North America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

15 American Ghost Towns

U.S. home prices have recovered substantially since the housing crisis. The improvement, however, has been uneven, and in many U.S. […]

By MarketAngel | 18 Dec 15 | Posted in Finding Oxstones, North America, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Statistics | Comments (0)

HYATT HEIR TEAMS WITH CHINA’S WANXIANG GROUP FOR $1B IN US HOTEL DEALS

  BY MICHAEL COLE   Hyatt heir John Prtizker is joining forces with a Hangzhou car part maker for some upscale […]

By MarketAngel | 31 Aug 15 | Posted in Asia, North America, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

America’s Most (and Least) Valuable States

A recent study estimates that the combined value of all land in the contiguous United States is worth nearly $23 […]

By Aidualc | 10 Jul 15 | Posted in North America, Real Estate, Statistics, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

What State Offers the Best Bang for the Buck?

Below is a map of the United States showing how far $100 gets you in goods and services.  Not surprisingly, […]

By Aidualc | 12 Nov 14 | Posted in Food for Thought, North America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)