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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.

Obama’s Bluff

By George Friedman, Stratfor, Images of multiple dead bodies emerged from Syria last week. It was asserted that poison gas […]

One of the World’s Best Offshore Havens

By Bob Bauman As other nations relax bank secrecy, the island nation of Singapore has embraced it. If you are […]

Global Shipping Contends with Oversupply Problems

Summary The global shipping industry is oversupplied. Because supply far exceeds demand, shipping rates have plummeted, as have the prices […]

Refinancing for Financial Stress Relief!

Refinance is understood as the loan that is taken to settle the existing loan on your home. The new loan […]

What can be the best source of Emergency Cash?

Loans are of various types and the borrower can opt for the type as per the needs and ability to […]

In China, an Unprecedented Demographic Problem Takes Shape

From Stratfor, Summary Chinese society is on the verge of a structural transformation even more profound than the long and […]

Europe’s zombie banks: Blight of the living dead

“PROBABLY the most successful monetary-policy measure undertaken in recent times.” That is Mario Draghi’s self-effacing judgment on the outright monetary […]

Hauling New Treasure Along the Silk Road

By KEITH BRADSHER, New York Times, AZAMAT KULYENOV, a 26-year-old train driver, slid the black-knobbed throttle forward, and the 1,800-ton […]

3-D Printing Stirs Copyright Clash on Homemade IPhone Gear: Tech

Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg A 3-D printer is displayed at the 3D & Virtual Reality Exhibition in Tokyo. Defending a copyright on […]

What It Takes to Start a Fast-Food Franchise

What It Takes to Start a Fast-Food Franchise By Chris Nichols | Yahoo! Finance – 8 hours ago For many large restaurant […]