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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.

Europe’s Malaise: The New Normal?

By George Friedman, Stratfor, Russia and Ukraine continue to confront each other along their border. Iraq has splintered, leading to […]

Putin is Grinning – The Deal of the Century

By:Lew Rockwell    Eric Margolis writes: GENEVA – Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin usually wears a perfect poker face. But last […]

Most maps are lying to you about how big Africa really is (it’s really big)

By Baindu Kallon, Global Post, The True Size of Africa by Kai Krause Ever notice how huge Greenland looks on […]

11 Countries Near Bankruptcy

By Alexander E.M. Hess and Alexander Kent July 31, 2014 6:33 pm EDT After years of bitter court battles with creditors, Argentina has […]

Being clear about what one wants is a necessity for new business funding

Entrepreneurs all over the world are great at coming up with new and wonderful ideas and fantastic means of achieving […]

How to Become a Street Fighter Entrepreneur

By Josh Linkner, Inc.com, Having built four startups from scratch and now investing in them full-time, you could say I’m […]

California, New York Lead States With Immigrant Populations

By Douglas A. McIntyre  There were 40.7 million immigrants living in the United States in 2012. Of these, 11.7 million were […]

Knifes, Cold Streaks, and Investment Process

I took a knife skills class recently in which the instructor taught us how to use 8 inch cooking knives […]

The West’s Reckless Rush Towards War with Russia

We’re taking big risks for unclear reasons by Chris Martenson For reasons that have no rational explanations at this time, […]

This map shows why we must save rain forests to stop climate change

By Simeon Tegel, Global Post, Carbon geography of Peru. See further samples below. For the complete report, click here. (Courtesy […]