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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.

Top Business And Finance Degrees For 2013

Business has long been one of the most declared majors among college students. It’s a degree that is general and […]

Why the ‘Big Mac’s’ Rising Prices Are More Alarming Than Its Fat Content

By James Cornehlsen, From Dunn Warren Investment Advisors site, In a time when price hikes are commonplace, I took a […]

Metals Prices Are Down? Tell That To These Guys…

  by Matt Insley, Daily Reckoning, “Police in one New Jersey city are warning about a rise in catalytic converter thefts […]

The #1 Thing Worrying Hedge Fund Managers Right Now

By Matthew Boesler, From SF Gate, BofA Merrill Lynch just released the results of its July Fund Manager Survey, which […]

The hot business of exporting America’s franchises

The hot business of exporting America’s franchises   Foreigners all over the world are craving U.S. franchises, like this one […]

Why Everybody Loves Tesla

The Tesla Motors (TSLA) design studio in Los Angeles is a huge open space that usually has a couple of […]

UFC Fighters Get Pummeled for a Living, and the Pay Stinks

UFC Fighters Get Pummeled for a Living, and the Pay Stinks By Keenan Mayo on July 03, 2013 http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-07-03/ufc-fighters-get-pummeled-for-a-living-and-the-pay-stinks Obscurity […]

Coming Up with the Cash, Condo and Cows for that China Wedding

There’s no word of this causing any mass incidents yet, but a map illustrating how China’s rising real estate prices […]

Survey: Key African Investment Messages are Not Being Heard

A survey on African investment by my former employer.  Survey of U.S. Institutional Investors with assets under management exceeding $1 […]

Men: they just don’t listen

  Jun 6th 2013, 11:03 by Buttonwood WHEN directors of a company buy or sell shares, other investors often see this […]