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Fashion Brands Score With NFTs, But Market Trends Show Threats Abound

According to a recent report, iconic fashion brands from ready-to-wear sportswear to haute couture have been reaping the financial rewards […]

By Aidualc | 04 Sep 22 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Private Equity, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

This Solar Tower Can Transform Water, Sunlight, and Carbon Dioxide Into Jet Fuel

Aldo Steinfeld, a professor at ETH Zürich’s Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, says his system for converting ambient air […]

By Aidualc | 02 Sep 22 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Private Equity, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

China just ran into something that could be even more devastating for its supply chains than COVID-19 lockdowns: A record heat wave

OVID-19 lockdowns in China threw a wrench into global supply chains earlier this year, causing shipping and production delays worldwide, and hindering […]

By Aidualc | 29 Aug 22 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns (2021 Edition)

By Dorothy Neufeld, Visual Capitalist, The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns (2011-2020) Being a commodity investor can feel like riding […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 19 Jun 21 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Precious Metals Are About To Reset Like In 2008 – Gold Bugs, Buckle Up!

For years, many Gold Bugs (investors who’ve been advocating buying Gold and Silver at low prices as a hedge against […]

By Aidualc | 24 Jul 20 | Also posted in Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Is Gold Mirroring 1999 to 2011 Again?

Chris Vermeulen FX Empire Our research team continues to dig into underlying patterns and set up in the global markets […]

By Aidualc | 15 Jun 20 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Here’s what gold does when the U.S. government goes on a borrowing binge

The U.S. government is going on a borrowing binge, with the fiscal deficit set to hit $4 trillion this year […]

By Aidualc | 11 Jun 20 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Gold to Cross the $2000 Mark? ETFs to Gain

Co-chief investment officer Greg Jensen ofthe world’s biggest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, estimates that gold will touch the milestone of […]

By Aidualc | 03 Apr 20 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Wanna Know Why Kim Jong-Un Is Smiling? He’s ‘Sitting’ on Trillions of Dollars.

North Korea has a lot of wealth–just below the surface.  by Patricia Schouker  Key point: South Korea estimates the value of the […]

By Aidualc | 30 Mar 20 | Also posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Private Equity, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Next Nuclear Plants Will Be Small, Svelte, and Safer

A new generation of reactors will start producing power in the next few years. They’re comparatively tiny—and may be key […]

By Aidualc | 09 Mar 20 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Private Equity, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)