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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 Graying of American Housing Continues

Philip Moeller, On Wednesday January 12, 2011, 1:39 pm EST Senior housing decisions remain in a “back to basics” mode, […]

Europe starts confiscating private pension funds

By: Mark Hemingway, Washington Examiner, The U.S. isn’t the only place that’s facing a major pension fund crisis. The Christian […]

Roubini Global Economics: Things are looking up in LatAm

By Nouriel Roubini’s team of analysts at RGE. In our 2011 Outlook, we revised up our growth forecasts for Latin […]

Brace Yourself: Currency War Is the Next Crisis

by Arminio Fraga Illustration by Leah Hayes for Newsweek At their November meeting inSeoul, the leaders of the G20 nations […]

How Wall Street Blew It in China

by Peter Stein, WSJ, Wall Street has managed to firm up its foothold in the burgeoning Chinese securities industry. But […]

China Rises, and Checkmates

China Rises, and Checkmates By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Published: January 8, 2011 If there’s a human face on Rising China, […]

Facebook? Google is the next Google

Facebook? Google is the next Google By Paul R. La Monica, assistant managing editorJanuary 7, 2011: 2:07 PM ET NEW […]

World Bank issues its 1st yuan bonds in Hong Kong

By Kelvin Chan, My Way News The World Bank is issuing its first bonds denominated in China’s yuan in Hong […]

Saumil Parikh discusses Pimco’s cyclical outlook

By Prieur du Plessis, Each quarter, Pimco’s investment professionals from around the world gather in Newport Beach to discuss the […]

The Fresh Prince of Streetwear

The Fresh Prince of Streetwear Jonathan Koon, auto-pimping mogul and designer, wants to be a billionaire by 30 Wearing red […]