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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.

The Elections, Gridlock and Foreign Policy

By George Friedman, Stratfor, The United States held elections last night, and nothing changed. Barack Obama remains president. The Democrats […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Nov 12 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Kids: Smarter Than Adults

Dear Laissez Faire Today Reader, Jeffrey Tucker It’s happened yet again: I found another movie presumably made for kids that […]

By Aidualc | 10 Nov 12 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Renminbi on the International Stage

By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton Blog,  http://mobius.blog.franklintempleton.com/2012/10/24/renminbi-on-the-international-stage/#more-1893 For more than a decade, China’s currency, the Renminbi (RMB), had been on […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 06 Nov 12 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The “dividend tax” cliff approaches: Implications for stocks

By Aswath Damodaran,  Damodaran Blog, A great deal has been written about the “fiscal cliff” that US taxpayers, investors and companies […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 05 Nov 12 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The elections in Venezuela, Russia and France: What do they bring to the delicate global market?

The elections in Venezuela, Russia and France: What do they bring to the delicate global market? While some specialists predict […]

By JasonGIS | 04 Nov 12 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Hugo Chávez ́s hold on power: Instable stability

26 October 2012 By Almudena Ortega Reporter, Global Investor Spotlight Hugo Chávez´s hold on power: Instable stability  Hugo Chavez´s electoral […]

By JasonGIS | 02 Nov 12 | Also posted in Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Economic Singularity, Part II

By John Mauldin, From Daily Reckoning, In our analogy, the event horizon is relatively easy to pinpoint. It is what […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 31 Oct 12 | Also posted in Asia, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

When Outsourcing Backfires

As the global economic downturn grinds on, more companies are acknowledging that labor costs aren’t always the most important factor […]

By Aidualc | 30 Oct 12 | Also posted in Asia, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

UK gets out of recession with a bang

(EM) The world’s fifth-largest trading nation posted the highest quarterly economic growth in 5 years, on the back of the […]

By M Guliyev | 29 Oct 12 | Also posted in Western Europe | Comments (0)

Fed sticks to stimulus plan, economy a bit firmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday stuck to its plan to keep stimulating the U.S. economy until the […]

By M Guliyev | 24 Oct 12 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)