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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.

The OTC market in Poland: 3% growth expected in 2012-2014

The OTC market in Poland is expected to grow at the average annual rate of some 3% in 2012-2014. Although […]

By pmr | 04 Jul 13 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Coming To America: Greater International Investment Could Be Coming To Oil And Gas Midstream Sector

By Mark Druskoff Forbes.com   International investment in the US shale dominated the news several years ago as US companies […]

By nirtalnirtal | | Also posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, North America, Private Equity, Real Estate, Stocks, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Kazakh construction market to grow by 3% in 2013

As a result of the global financial crisis which hit the country in 2008, the construction industry suffered more than […]

By pmr | 03 Jul 13 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Private Equity, Real Estate | Comments (0)

If Syria Falls, Expect a Pop in Oil Prices

By Marin Katusa, Casey’s Research, As is so often the case in the Middle East, religious strife contributes to political […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Increase in imaging diagnostics market in Central Europe despite recession

The increase in value between 2009 and 2012 in the overall imaging diagnostics market, understood as sales of equipment in […]

By pmr | 02 Jul 13 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Private Equity, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

U.S. Auto Sales Speed Up: Chrysler, Ford Race To Best June Since Crisis

The auto industry’s recovery continued to show signs of solidifying last month, as car makers reported high sales driven mostly […]

By M Guliyev | | Also posted in North America, Stocks, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Home appliances, consumer electronics and digital media retail market in Poland is worth PLN 23.7bn

The financial crisis has negatively influenced the value of the home appliances, consumer electronics and digital media retail market. It […]

By pmr | 01 Jul 13 | Also posted in Commodities, Eastern Europe, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Introducing the New Hedge Fund: The Family Office

By Robert Frank, From CNBC, For hundreds of years, family offices have been the financial equivalent of social registers—small, musty […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)

Counterfeit Food More Widespread Than Suspected

GREAT DALBY, England — Invisible from the roadway, hidden deep in the lush English countryside, Moscow Farm is an unlikely […]

By Oracle | 30 Jun 13 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Statistics, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Share Repurchases Keep Outperforming Dividends

from 247WallSt site, When it comes to returning capital to shareholders, companies generally choose to pay dividends or to start share […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 27 Jun 13 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, Statistics, Stocks | Comments (0)