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Identifying consistent patterns and trends in business and in the financial markets. Useful key indicators for market timing, warning signals, bullish investing signals, and trading/investing opportunities.

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 Commodities, Food for Thought, Hedge Fund, Real Estate, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Kaminsky’s Call: Hedge Funds Do Worse Than Market?

By: Gary Kaminsky, CNBC Contributing Editor What do hedge fund managers and closet indexers have in common? More than you […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 13 Dec 10 | Also posted in Hedge Fund | Comments (0)

Why M&A May Rebound

Why M.&A. May Rebound By HEIDI N. MOORE After a long drought, companies and private equity firms may be ready […]

By Oracle | 11 Dec 10 | Also posted in Private Equity, Stocks | Comments (0)

Mideast Private Equity Has Room to Run

The nascent private equity industry in the Middle East got slammed by the downturn. If it adheres to five core […]

By Oracle | | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Private Equity | 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 | | Also posted in Asia, Commodities | Comments (0)

U.S. Home Values to Drop by $1.7 Trillion This Year, Zillow Says

By Hui-yong Yu and John Gittelsohn, Bloomberg, U.S. home values are poised to drop by more than $1.7 trillion this […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Fed Won’t Raise for Years, Gross Says: Tom Keene

By Susanne Walker and Tom Keene, Bloomberg, Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) — Bill Gross, manager of the world’s largest bond fund […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 09 Dec 10 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Crowdsourcing Their Way to Profits

By Andrew Bond, Motley Fool, For some companies, crowdsourcing is still more of an annoyance than an innovation tool. Crowdsourcing […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 08 Dec 10 | Also posted in North America, Private Equity, Stocks | Comments (0)

Santa Claus: Taking His Name in Vain

by Mark Hulbert, Yahoo Finance, Commentary: What does the ‘Santa Claus Rally’ mean, really? Will the real Santa Claus Rally […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 07 Dec 10 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, North America, Stocks | 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 | | Also posted in Commodities | Comments (0)