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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.

Paul Tudor Jones warns the next recession will be ‘really frightening’

Julia La Roche Reporter Legendary global macro trader Paul Tudor Jones is warning that asset prices are too high. And […]

Meet the tech-savvy upstarts who think they can finally give Realtors a run for their money

By Andrea Riquier Behind the new entrants aiming to undercut the dominant Realtors Bloomberg News/LandovIs a revolution finally coming to real […]

Why Warren Buffett Is Right About China

Miriam Tuerk At the recent U.S.-China Investor Forum, Warren Buffett discussed how China has “unleashed the potential of their citizenry.” In 2017, […]

0x lets any app be the Craigslist of cryptocurrency

Josh Constine Centralized crypto exchanges like Coinbase are easy but expensive because they introduce a middleman. Not-for-profit project 0x  allows any developer […]

How to set your kids up for success — make sure they are really good at these four things

I never gave much thought to being a father. I was finishing up grad school when my wife first talked […]

Are Stock Buybacks Starving the Economy?

Stock buybacks are eating the world. The once-illegal practice of companies purchasing their own shares is pulling money away from […]

How Online Games Are Changing Education In China And The U.S.

Note: This column appears in the March-April issue of Forbes China, the Chinese-language edition of Forbes. Click here for the Chinese version. Robert […]

Barack Obama Says Everyone Should Ask These Three Questions Before Choosing a Mate: New Book

If you’ve every wondered about the secret to Barack and Michelle Obama‘s happy marriage, the answer might have just been revealed. In a […]

Visualizing the Books That Bill Gates Loves and Recommends

Bill Gates loves books. The co-founder of Microsoft and heavyweight philanthropist says he reads around 50 books each year, or […]

Social Security calculators aim to take the complexity out of deciding when to claim

In school, you were taught that 1+1=2, and that that worked out no matter what kind of calculator you used. […]