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Trends, Patterns, Indicators

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.

Li Ka-Shing is Selling His China Real Estate – Should KKR Be Worried?

Asia’s richest man made headlines earlier this month by announcing plans for two companies that he controls to sell their […]

By Aidualc | 18 Nov 13 | Also posted in Private Equity, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Full Stock Holdings

By Jon C. Ogg, 247WallSt, American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) was roughly 151.6 million shares, SAME AS last quarter.  Bank […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, North America, Stocks | Comments (0)

How to choose the right emerging-market ETF

By Charles Sizemore, MarketWatch, It’s been a rotten year for emerging markets. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) — […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 15 Nov 13 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Statistics, Stocks | Comments (0)

U.S. to become world’s top oil producer in 2015 – IEA

By Alex Lawler, Ron Bousso and Peg Mackey LONDON (Reuters) – The United States will stride past Saudi Arabia and […]

By M Guliyev | 12 Nov 13 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, North America, Regions, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

ROBERT SHILLER: We May Be On The Verge Of A Revolution In The US Housing Market

By Rob Wile, Business Insider, Private equity giant Blackstone has been a massive force in the U.S. housing market, buying […]

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

United States: The Problem of Aging Infrastructure on Inland Waterways

Summary The United States continues to face the problem of aging infrastructure on major water-based transport routes. A new waterways bill […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 11 Nov 13 | Also posted in Commodities, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Putting Nature to Work to Find Cancer

Pus from a cowpox sore. Gross? Yes. But it also played the starring role in a brilliant science experiment more […]

By Aidualc | 07 Nov 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones | Comments (0)

Impact investing

Impact investing is one form of socially responsible investing and serves as a guide for various investment strategies.Impact investments are […]

By M Guliyev | | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, Private Equity, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Are Top Hedge Funds Starting to Rotate out of U.S. Stocks?

By Lee Jackson, 247WallSt, With a stock market that has posted a 23% gain on the S&P 500 Index so […]

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

Blackstone Vies With Goldman in Spain Rental Housing Bet

By Sharon Smyth and John Gittelsohn, Bloomberg, Blackstone Group LP (BX), builder of the biggest single-family rental home business in […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 06 Nov 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, North America, Private Equity, Real Estate, Western Europe | Comments (0)