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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.

Unyielding, an Oligarch vs. Putin

Unyielding, an Oligarch vs. Putin By JOE NOCERA   I wish I had enough space to reprint in its entirety […]

Pimco’s Gross: Dollar May Drop 20 Percent on Fed Easing

From Moneynews.com The dollar is in danger of losing 20 percent of its value over the next few years if […]

Risk of Inflation, Potential Commodity Shock: Analysts

From CNBC, Rising inflation in emerging markets, coupled with marked increases in commodity prices, could hurt developed economies, as companies […]

Pending home sales drop 1.8 percent in September

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people who signed contracts to buy homes fell in September after two months of […]

Fail Like A Billionaire

Fail Like A Billionaire Steven Bertoni, 11.04.10, 6:00 PM ET  Mark Zuckerberg is a freak. At least as success stories […]

Learning to Think Ahead

By Bill Bartmann, Entrepreneur.com, Successful entrepreneurs treat business like chess and develop the ability to see at least one move […]

What the New Congress Means for Markets

What does the new Congress mean for your investments? Maybe it’s a little early to prognosticate. Results are still coming […]

Taping a Feather to the Tax Hammer

By Kevin Brekke, Editor, Casey Research Switzerland In a Dispatch earlier this week, David drew attention to a movement (literally […]

India Can Give the U.S. a Big Export Boost

By Gunjan Bagla, BusinessWeek, On Nov. 5, Air Force One will take off for Mumbai with President Barack Obama, First […]

Midterm Elections: Past and Present

From American Century Investments website, With the passing of the Labor Day weekend two weeks ago, you may have noticed […]