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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.

An Introduction To Structured Products

Once upon a time, the retail investment world was a quiet, rather pleasant place where a small, distinguished cadre of […]

By M Guliyev | 04 Oct 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Oaktree group to sell U.S. foreclosed homes

By Matthew Goldstein, Reuters, Oaktree Capital Group is leading an effort to put up for sale roughly 500 fully-leased homes, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Oct 13 | Also posted in Hedge Fund, North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Why Amazon Is on a Warehouse Building Spree

For a company whose showrooms are all online, Amazon.com (AMZN) spends a staggering amount on bricks and mortar. The e-commerce giant has invested […]

By Aidualc | 02 Oct 13 | Also posted in Real Estate | Comments (0)

Two More Reasons Why Africa’s Time Is Now

The purpose of this note is to add to the list of reasons for the expected strong economic development in […]

By Vladimir Vepryev | 01 Oct 13 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Renminbi: Soon to Be a Reserve Currency?

By John Mauldin, Millennium Wave Advisors, The US Trade Deficit Turns Positive China Moves to Float Its Currency Transformational Technologies […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 30 Sep 13 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

World GDP Growth

The pace of global growth increased during the second quarter of 2013—only the third quarterly acceleration in three years. Buoyed […]

By M Guliyev | 28 Sep 13 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, Regions, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Seven Reasons Why Africa’s Time Is Now

Here’s a link to a recent infographic in HBR.  http://hbr.org/2013/10/seven-reasons-why-africas-time-is-now/ar/1 Summary: Africa’s economy is growing faster than the economies of […]

By Brian Andreosky | 25 Sep 13 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

How The Economic Machine Works by Ray Dalio – VIDEO

By Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, YouTube Link: How the Economic Machine Works Ray Dalio, founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

As China Slows, Watch for Public Housing to Accelerate

Since China gradually began pumping the brakes on an overheated housing market two years ago it has been waiting for […]

By MarketAngel | | Also posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Chinese Search for Infant Formula Goes Global

HONG KONG — The group of 40 mainland Chinese tourists made all the requisite shopping purchases on a recent trip […]

By MarketAngel | 24 Sep 13 | Also posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)