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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.

Egypt: Preview of America in 2015

From NIA Website – National Inflation Association, The rioting and looting currently taking place in Egypt is primarily a result […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 14 Feb 11 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, North America | Comments (0)

Cheating, Incorporated

At Ashley Madison’s website for “dating,” the infidelity economy is alive, well, and profitable By Sheelah Kolhatkar Do you want […]

By Oracle | 13 Feb 11 | Also posted in North America, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Why Another Financial Crash is Certain

By MIKE WHITNEY, counterpunch.com, On August 9, 2007, an incident took place at a bank in France that touched-off a […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Feb 11 | Also posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Mubarak Resigns, Military is in Charge

From Stratfor site, Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman delivered the following statement Feb. 11: “In the name of God the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 11 Feb 11 | Also posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Youth Unemployment Bomb

From Businessweek, Peter Coy, In Tunisia, the young people who helped bring down a dictator are called hittistes — French-Arabic […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Feb 11 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Back to the Future?

by Randall W. Forsyth, Barron’s, Commodity prices could squeeze economy, just as in 2008. China’s central bank raised interest rates […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 09 Feb 11 | Also posted in Commodities, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Bolsa ha retrocedido 6,1% en lo corrido del año; 25 de 36 empresas han bajado en sus cotizaciones

El mercado accionario colombiano no ha tenido correlación con el internacional, donde la mayoría de los mercados bursátiles han registrado […]

By spochoa | | Also posted in Latin America, Stocks, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2015

By Cullen Roche, Pragmatic Capitalism, Oliver Wyman Group has released a very interesting piece about the potential for a future […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Commodities | Comments (0)

OXSTONES BEST STOCK IDEAS-UPDATED

‘OXSTONE PICKS’ page contains Oxstones Best Investment Ideas and current investment positions held by Oxstone Capital Management.  We will be […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 07 Feb 11 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Announcements, Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Latin America, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Regions, Stocks, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Components of Startup Critical Mass Have Changed

Components of Startup Critical Mass Have Changed Feb. 5 2011 – 11:43 pm | 383 views | 0 recommendations | […]

By Oracle | 06 Feb 11 | Also posted in Private Equity | Comments (0)