Burbank Contrarian Bets on Saudis Show Why Oil Reality Helps Return 23.6%

By Edward Robinson, Bloomberg, As a hedge-fund manager who thrives on turbulence in the commodities markets, John Burbank couldn’t have […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 24 Jun 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, Stocks | Comments (0)

Colombia’s BVC eyes an aggressive international strategy

Colombia’s Pacific Infrastructure Inc. is targeting the Toronto Stock Exchange for a $250-million initial public offering this fall to finance […]

By spochoa | 18 May 11 | Posted in Announcements, Commodities, Latin America | Comments (0)

Nigerian Banks Winning Mobius With Asia-Like Growth in Africa

By Renee Bonorchis and Nasreen Seria, Bloomberg, Twenty-four miles northwest of Accra in Ghana, Anthony Botchway rips a pineapple plant […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 09 May 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Private Equity, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Commodities and the global economy after QE2 – Simon Hunt

By Simon Hunt, Simon Hunt says, 2012 will see a new round of money printing by the Fed resulting in […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 23 Apr 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Contrarian Adding Bets in Mideast

By JULIE CRESWELL, NY Times, When it comes to investing in the Middle East, Thomas J. Barrack Jr. takes the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 11 Apr 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Private Equity | Comments (0)

7 Investments That Show the BRIC is Back

By Jeff Reeves, Market Watch, ROCKVILLE, Md. (MarketWatch) — To hear some investors tell it, the boom days of China […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 09 Apr 11 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Stocks | Comments (0)

Shipping Companies and the Japan Effect

By Paul Ausick, 247WallSt site, As Japan recovers from the devastating earthquake and its aftermath, the country will depend heavily […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 31 Mar 11 | Posted in Asia, Stocks | Comments (0)

Oil tops $105 per barrel

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices pushed above $105 per barrel Tuesday, as traders focused on a series of international […]

By DennisGao | 22 Mar 11 | Posted in Commodities, North America | Comments (0)

Wealthy U.S. Individuals Invest in Commercial Property in Quest for Yield

By Margaret Collins, Bloomberg, When Sumeet Parekh bought a retail property in Manhattan’s TriBeCa neighborhood in January, individual investors provided […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 21 Mar 11 | Posted in Finding Oxstones, Hedge Fund, North America, Private Equity, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Food For Thought – March Market Commentary – Who let Nuclear Godzilla into this house party?

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder, Chief Investment Strategist, Oxstone Capital Management, The first few months of 2011 started off incredibly […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 16 Mar 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Private Equity, Regions, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)