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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.

KKR to Carlyle Target $3.6 Trillion in 401(k)s Accounts

By Margaret Collins and Devin Banerjee, Bloomberg Private-equity firms, the exclusive money managers overseeing $3 trillion worldwide for the wealthiest […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 08 Apr 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, North America, Private Equity, Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)

Chinese now the world’s biggest spending tourists

MADRID/FRANKFURT – Chinese tourists have overtaken Germans as the world’s biggest-spending travelers after a decade of robust growth in the […]

By Aidualc | 06 Apr 13 | Also posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

New York’s New Business Boom

Nearly twice as many new businesses were started in the five boroughs in 2011 than in 1991, and the lion’s […]

By Aidualc | 04 Apr 13 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, Private Equity, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Small funds shine in 2013 U.S. Lipper Fund Awards

(Reuters) – When sizing up a mutual fund, investors might want to ignore size all together. That is because 21 […]

By MarketAngel | 03 Apr 13 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom | Comments (0)

Asian stocks up after positive US economic data

Asian stock markets mostly higher as auto, factory data point to US economic recovery BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets […]

By M Guliyev | | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, Regions, Stocks, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Soft US jobs figures keep a lid on markets

Japan’s Nikkei outperforms ahead of expected aggressive action from central bank By Pan Pylas, AP Business Writer | Associated Press […]

By zoltanakb | | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, Regions, Stocks, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Waiting for the Accelerator Bubble to Pop

Since Paul Graham launched Y Combinator in 2005, the field of startup incubators and accelerators has exploded in the U.S. […]

By MarketAngel | 02 Apr 13 | Also posted in North America, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Why a Bitcoin Is as Good as Gold‏

By Jeffrey Tucker, From Laissez Faire, Bitcoin may reach $100 today. That brings the total value of the existing Bitcoin […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 31 Mar 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Venture completes $325M deal for chemical refinery

  Freeport-McMoRan-led venture completes its $325M acquisition of Finnish refinery Associated Press – PHOENIX (AP) — A joint venture group […]

By nirtalnirtal | | Also posted in Commodities, Stocks | Comments (0)

Crowdsource Your Business, Any Time, Anywhere

GUEST MENTOR, Niel Robertson, CEO of Trada, Boulder, Colo.: For more than five years, I have been deeply involved in […]

By MarketAngel | 27 Mar 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, North America, Private Equity | Comments (0)