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Food for Thought. Thoughtful debate and insightful observations/ commentary on actions/events in financial markets, investments, societies, and governments around the world that impact our lives. Also Oxstone Team’s Global Investment Commentary and Best Investment Ideas.

Cities in Crisis Due to Pollution

Today human population is in migration from towns and villages to cities. The city populations are increasing tremendously in the […]

By Aidualc | 15 Sep 14 | Also posted in The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

These 8 European separatist groups are totally inspired by Scotland right now

By Paul Ames, Global Post, OIARTZUN, Spain — The surge in support for Scotland’s independence ahead of the Sept. 18 […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

7 things you should know about the surprising candidate who could be Brazil’s next president

By Laura Colarusso, Global Post, When Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos was killed in a plane crash on Aug. 13, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Sep 14 | Also posted in Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Have You Heard This About Colombia?

Have You Heard This About Colombia? By Michael Evans, International Living, You might think you know a thing or two […]

By MarketAngel | 10 Sep 14 | Also posted in Latin America, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Spotting frauds

  I’m surprised that many people don’t understand fraud and can’t spot it.  Here are the basic strategies for identifying […]

By MarketAngel | 08 Sep 14 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Facebook map shows strongholds for each NFL team

By Kevin Kaduk, From Yahoo Sports, Facebook NFL Map The sports-minded data slicers at Facebook have again released a fun […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 07 Sep 14 | Also posted in North America, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

East Prussia

The recent development of the events in the former Soviet Union (FSU) brought more attention to the tendencies of aspiration […]

By Vladimir Vepryev | 06 Sep 14 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Regions, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

CHINA DEVELOPERS FACE $32.7B IN 2015 TRUST PAYMENTS

  2014/06/23 BY MICHAEL COLE   Not everything is in the right place in China’s ports The 2014 real estate slowdown could […]

By MarketAngel | 05 Sep 14 | Also posted in Asia, Real Estate, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Here’s how Brazil’s new presidential candidate could help save the planet

By Simeon Tegel, Global Post, Marina Silva has a chance at becoming the first environmentalist to lead a major world […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Latin America, Stocks, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Why Smart People Struggle with Strategy

by Roger Martin  Strategy is often seen as something really smart people do — those head-of-the-class folks with top-notch academic credentials. […]

By MarketAngel | 04 Sep 14 | Comments (0)