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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 Big Mac Theory of Development

By Charles Kenny, Bloomberg, It’s a question richer people have about their poorer neighbors: Why are they poor? Is it […]

Why Facebook is Killing Silicon Valley

By Steve Blank, From www.steveblank.com/2012/05/21/why-facebook-is-killing-silicon-valley/, We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, […]

The Happiest Countries in the World

By Michael B. Sauter, From 247WallSt site, For the second year in a row, 24/7 Wall St. examined the Organisation […]

Canary In The Gold Mine: In Historic Move, Japanese Pension Fund Switches To Gold For First Time Ever

by Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge, As US weak hands keep piling out of gold whether to make space for the […]

Waving the White Flag

By John Mauldin,Thoughts from the FrontLines, A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is […]

Football fans proud Poland is Euro 2012 host

One in two Poles watch football games, and nearly all football supporters (89%) are proud that the UEFA Euro 2012 […]

Investors Increasingly Tap Social Media for Stock Tips

By Rachel Koning Beals, U.S. News Money, Plugging in to social media to track celebrity breakups and happy-hour hookups is […]

Africa: Investing in the Cradle of Civilization: Part 2

By Mark Mobius, From mobius.blog.franklintempleton, Africa is well known for its wealth of natural resources, which includes oil and gas, […]

Twitter becomes latest tool for hedge fund managers

By Andy Bloxham, The Telegraph, Traders have used an awareness of the population’s collective emotions to predict price movements for […]

Why China’s Consumers Aren’t Buying

By Sharon Kahn, Chazen Global Insights, As the world’s most populous country posted double-digit GDP growth rates through much of […]