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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.

Home Prices Soar, but Not in Largest Markets

Real estate research firm Zillow reports that November home prices rose 5.2% over the same month of last year. This […]

By MarketAngel | 09 Jan 13 | Also posted in Real Estate | Comments (0)

3D Printing Companies Can Print Human Cartilage, James Bond Cars, and Cash

We have featured a series of articles on the 3D printing business, and every month, there seems to be a […]

By Aidualc | 06 Jan 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones | Comments (0)

Commercial Real Estate: Looking for still more upside

Business Times by J.K. Dineen, San Francisco cued for even higher office rents Vacancies have reached the single digits in […]

By zoltanakb | 04 Jan 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Amazon Is Not A Commerce Company

By Alex Williams, From http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/30/amazon-is-not-a-commerce-company/ Same-day shipping became the big retailer craze this holiday season. Why? As the New York Times points […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 02 Jan 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, North America, Stocks | Comments (0)

How do we add value to your return? Two examples

In October and November NAV of share of Balkan Emerging Frontiers Fund (BEF Fund) has indeed not changed much, however […]

By BEFFund | 01 Jan 13 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, Private Equity, Stocks | Comments (0)

Yuan Sets Tone for Asia as Japan Dethroned by China: Currencies

By Lilian Karunungan and Yumi Teso, Bloomberg, Asian central banks are tolerating gains in their currencies against the yen as […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 31 Dec 12 | Also posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Ford on track to sell 2.2 million cars in U.S. this year

By Deepa Seetharaman- Reuters DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co is on track to sell 2.2 million cars under its […]

By nirtalnirtal | 30 Dec 12 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, North America, Stocks, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The 1 Chinese Company Tech Investors Should Fear

By Kevin Chen, Motley Fool, Even as they fail to make a smooth transition from desktop to mobile, companies from […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 28 Dec 12 | Also posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Stocks | Comments (0)

Technology will replace 80% of what doctors do

Data-driven healthcare won’t replace physicians entirely, but it will help those receptive to technology perform their jobs better. By Vinod […]

By Aidualc | 27 Dec 12 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Private Equity, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Great Greek Gamble

By: Sam Jones, CNBC, In Quentin Tarantino’s film Reservoir Dogs, Mr Pink gets away with the diamonds. His co-conspirators are […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Hedge Fund, Western Europe | Comments (0)