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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.

This new tool scours your auto bills for savings

CreditKarma.com estimates that 4.7 million users are overpaying on auto loans, to the tune of $10.1 billion in interest. The […]

Next Generation Food Systems

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Intuit launches QuickBooks Capital, a small business lending service powered by AI

Intuit, the company behind products like QuickBooks and TurboTax, is getting into the small business lending space. With QuickBooks Capital, […]

The Economic History of the Last 2,000 Years in 1 Little Graph

That headline is a big promise. But here it is: The economic history of the world going back to Year […]

The History Of Money: From Beads To Virtual Currency [Infographic]

We spend it in cash and transfer it with smartphones, but how many of us know its history? Here’s a […]

As U.S. Postage Rates Continue To Rise, The USPS Gives The Chinese A ‘Free Ride’

As the rates of the U.S. Postal Service continue on their precipitous ascent, how cheaply Chinese merchants are able to ship their […]

Is the rent “too damn high”? Or are incomes too low?

Having a safe, stable, healthy place to live is essential. But, for some families, once the rent or mortgage is […]

Making Sense of Bitcoin and Its Wild Price Ride: QuickTake Q&A

The initial price of bitcoin, set in 2010, was less than 1 cent. Now it’s crossed $19,000. Once seen as […]

Financing African cities: What is the role of land value capture?

This week, December 10-14, marks the Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) week. This year’s conference is under the […]

Why Cryptocurrencies Keep Bouncing Back

Late Saturday, bitcoin traded near $15,600 according to Coindesk. About 12 hours later it traded around $12,900, a drop of […]