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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.

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 | 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, Finding Oxstones, Real Estate | 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 | 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, Finding Oxstones | 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 | Comments (0)

Ten Classic American Brands That Are Foreign-Owned

In September, major U.S. pork producer Smithfield Foods was purchased by Chinese holding company Shanghui International Holdings, Ltd for $4.7 […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 04 Dec 13 | Also posted in North America, Private Equity, Stocks | Comments (0)

GLP Launches US$3 Billion China Logistics Fund

by The Rightsite Team, Global Logistic Properties Limited (“GLP”), the leading provider of modern logistics facilities in China, Japan and […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Dec 13 | Also posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Those Comics in Your Basement? Probably Worthless

Barry T. Smith, 44, spent most of his life collecting comic books. And he always considered them an investment. “These […]

By Aidualc | 02 Dec 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones | Comments (0)

Burger King Follows In McDonald’s Footsteps … Again

Burger King Follows In McDonald’s Footsteps … Again http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/12/01/burger-king-follows-mcdonalds-footsteps-again.aspx Nickey Friedman December 1, 2013 Well, it’s about time. For decades, […]

By Oracle | 01 Dec 13 | Also posted in Stocks | Comments (0)

Crowdfunding for Internet Stock Sales Approved by SEC

Crowdfunding for Internet Stock Sales Approved by SEC By Dave Michaels – Oct 24, 2013 Startups and small businesses could […]

By Oracle | 29 Nov 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Private Equity, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)