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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.

New Bank Capital Demands Will Drastically Reduce Bank Lending

By ROBERT LENZNER, Forbes Blog, BankAmerica’s chairman and CEO, Brian Moynihan, revealed today that every 1% additional capital requirement will […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 18 Jun 11 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

OXSTONE FOOD FOR THOUGHT – June 2011 – A Growing Alternative Asset Class – P.C.C.

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder, Chief Investment Strategist, Oxstone Capital Management, In the current hostile investment environment a growing new […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Jun 11 | Also posted in Commodities, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Private Equity, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Consumer prices rise by smallest in 6 months

Consumers paid more for food, cars and clothing in May, pushing up prices 0.2 pct Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics […]

By M Guliyev | 15 Jun 11 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

When Greece Finally Defaults, The Real Mayhem Will Begin

From the Daily Bail site, Must read from Euro Economist Andrew Lilico. Source – Guardian It is when, not if. Financial markets […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Jun 11 | Also posted in The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

New Silk Road could revitalize war-torn Afghanistan

By Prof. Li Xiguang, Global Research.ca,   For thousands of years, the Pamir passes have served as the crossroads of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Jun 11 | Also posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Happiest Countries In The World

From 247 WallSt, What makes people happy? The question, which has been debated by philosophers for centuries, now is being […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 08 Jun 11 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Another Financial Crisis Is On The Way

From Forbes Blog, Halah Touryalai, Warren Buffett called them weapons of mass destruction. Now those same products, known as derivatives, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 04 Jun 11 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

OXSTONE FOOD FOR THOUGHT – May 2011 – The rise of private lenders and a contrarian investment idea

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder, Chief Investment Strategist, Oxstone Capital Management, Crisis Leads to New Opportunities Recently, many prominent investors […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 31 May 11 | Also posted in Hedge Fund, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Real Estate, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Looking For A High-Tech Job? Try Cotton.

By Adam Davidson, Unemployment is still at 9 percent, leaving more than 12 million Americans without work. But there are […]

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

Private Company Markets, Many Opportunities With Many Caveats

From 247WallSt site, When you hear about shares of Facebook, Twitter, Groupon, LinkedIn, Zynga, Pandora, Yelp, and others selling on […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 28 May 11 | Also posted in North America, Private Equity, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)