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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.

Wendy’s Natural Cut Fries: Better Tasting, Yes. Natural, No

Would you be feeding your kids with this? by Melanie Warner Friday, April 15, 2011 provided by When Wendy’s (NYSE: […]

By Aidualc | 17 Apr 11 | Also posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Invasion of the Pregnant Women from China

By RAY KWONG Random photo of pregnant invaders from China.   Does anyone else find it amusing that hordes of […]

By Aidualc | 16 Apr 11 | Also posted in Asia, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

How Facebook can Fail in China in 5 Easy Steps (if They Copy MySpace)

Apr. 13 2011 – 10:56 am  By ERIC JACKSON Image via CrunchBase   Many foreign companies have had disastrous forays […]

By Aidualc | 14 Apr 11 | Also posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Sellers of Portfolios-To-Go May Become Wall Street’s Next Thundering Herd

By Elizabeth Ody, Bloomberg, Andy Cohen, 47, uses exchange-traded fund portfolios recommended by MarketRiders Inc. to manage his retirement plan […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Apr 11 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, North America, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

How small business can avoid becoming the next GoDaddy

Wed, Apr 6 2011 By Deborah L. Cohen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Social media is great for spreading the word but […]

By Oracle | 09 Apr 11 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Hopeful Message About the World’s Poorest

By DAVID LEONHARDT, NY Times, In the not too distant past — 1980 — one of every six babies born […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Mar 11 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Golden Age Of Trading

Emily Lambert, Forbes, The number of retirees trading actively online is growing.   Maureen Christensen had put in 32 years […]

By M Guliyev | 28 Mar 11 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Silicon Valley Hiring Perks: Meals, iPads and a Cubicle for Spot

  Silicon Valley Hiring Perks: Meals, iPads and a Cubicle for Spot By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and JENNA WORTHAM Published: […]

By Oracle | 26 Mar 11 | Also posted in North America | Comments (0)

Expect China Inflation Weaker in 2H11, Says Matthews China Fund Mg

By KENNETH RAPOZA China’s 4.9% rolling 12-month inflation has scared many investors away this year, but the pressure of rising […]

By Aidualc | 24 Mar 11 | Also posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

China’s Tenacity Boosts Nuclear Power

By Jim Trippon, editor-in-chief of China Stock Digest. The shock waves from Japan’s catastrophic earthquake have gone global. But Asian […]

By Aidualc | | Also posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)