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US gas demand should fall for good after ’06 peak

America guzzles less gas as fuel efficiency rises, ethanol use grows and people drive less FILE – In this Nov. […]

By DennisGao | 21 Dec 10 | Also posted in Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Harvard Endowment Hearts ETFs

by Jared Cummans, Harvard University is perhaps the most prestigious college in the U.S. As the oldest institution of higher […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Dec 10 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Stocks | Comments (0)

QE2 Is the Right Fed Policy

by Jeremy Siegel, Ph.D., Yahoo Finance, One of the most gratifying experiences of my career was being a colleague of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 14 Dec 10 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Hedge Fund, Real Estate, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

A POTENTIAL SWEET TOO TASTY TO PASS

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder, CEO, Oxstone Capital Management IPSU, Imperial Sugar – USA, $13.40, 12/8/2010 Imperial Sugar Company was […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 13 Dec 10 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Stocks | Comments (0)

OXSTONE FOOD FOR THOUGHT – Equity Market Commentary and the Growing Demand for Alternative Investing – December 2010

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder, CEO, Oxstone Capital Management Equity Market Commentary and the Growing Demand for Alternative Investing We […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Private Equity, Real Estate, Stocks, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The World’s Copper Cauldron Boils Over

By Christopher Barker, Motley Fool, A string of remarkable revelations from the copper market have combined in recent days to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Dec 10 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones | Comments (0)

Chinese inflation spikes on food costs

Chinese inflation spikes on food costs By Catherine Tymkiw, producerDecember 11, 2010: 8:21 AM ET   NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — […]

By Oracle | 11 Dec 10 | Also posted in Asia, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Qatar’s Bid for the World Cup: Shifting to a Knowledge Based Economy

From the Brookings Institution, Qatar’s bid to host the 2022 World Cup tournament was successful, making it the first Arab […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Copper Rises on Surprise Jump in Pending U.S. Home Resales, Supply Concern

By Yi Tian Copper prices rose to the highest in almost three weeks after an index of pending U.S. home […]

By Bo | 07 Dec 10 | Also posted in Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Gold Imports by China Soar Almost Fivefold as Inflation Spurs Investment

By Bloomberg News China’s gold imports jumped almost fivefold in the first 10 months from the entire amount shipped in […]

By Bo | 06 Dec 10 | Also posted in Asia, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)