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Have You Bought Gifts for Your Pet Yet? Have You Bought Pet Stocks for Yourself?

By Stockerblog.com, People love their pets and are willing to spend as much on their pets (if not more) as […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 16 Dec 13 | Also posted in North America, Private Equity, Statistics, Stocks | Comments (0)

Porsche 911s at 39% Off Sparks Argentina Sales Crackdown

Porsche 911s at 39% Off Sparks Argentina Sales Crackdown By Camila Russo – Nov 13, 2013 By exploiting Argentina’s illegal currency market, buyers […]

By Aidualc | | Also posted in Latin America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Ukraine, Third-Highest Default Risk In The World, Squeezed By Russia, Makes Two Gas Deals To Save Its Hide

By Scott Belinksi, OilPrice.com, If one were to believe most Western media outlets, Ukraine has been lost to Russia. Though […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 13 Dec 13 | Also posted in Commodities, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Is Spain the Next Target for Chinese Real Estate Investors?

After having successfully driving up real estate values in Hong Kong and Singapore, Chinese investors may have some new investment […]

By MarketAngel | 12 Dec 13 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Real Estate, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

From Hedge Fund to Family Office

By Russ Alan Prince, Forbes, Some hedge fund managers have transformed their hedge funds into family offices. This year Melissa […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Dec 13 | Also posted in Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Beijing’s Wangfujing Now Among Asia’s 10 Priciest Retail Locations

From http://www.mingtiandi.com China’s growing taste for shopping is pushing up retail rents in the world’s second-largest economy, and now a […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 09 Dec 13 | Also posted in Asia, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The Future of OPEC

Pump jacks in the Kurdish town of Derik, on the border with Turkey and Iraq, Nov. 25. (ACHILLEAS ZAVALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 06 Dec 13 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Latin America, North America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

China Poised to Overtake the U.S. Yet Again. This Time as the New Wine Country.

The Chinese love their vinos – as well as imports from popular grape-growing areas like the U.S., France and Australia – […]

By MarketAngel | | Also posted in Asia, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Which Cities Americans Are Moving to – and Escaping From

For much of the nation’s history, Americans moved around mostly to find decent work. But these days, people may be […]

By MarketAngel | 05 Dec 13 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Innovations in the Apparel Industry: Top Clothing Stocks

Many innovations are taking place in the apparel industry. For example, Chinese designers are using 3D fitting systems. Amazon (AMZN) just […]

By Aidualc | 04 Dec 13 | Also posted in Stocks | Comments (0)