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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.

Where Your Tax Dollars Go

By Macromon, Global Macro Monitor, More than half of every dollar went to health care, military last year – MarketWatch […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 May 17 | Also posted in North America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

In Europe, cohabitation is stable…right?

What matters for the well-being of children is family stability, rather than marriage per se. This is the view of […]

By MarketAngel | 28 Apr 17 | Also posted in North America, Statistics, Western Europe | Comments (0)

10 questions and answers about America’s “Big Government”

The ongoing debate over the Trump administration’s plan to freeze federal hiring has thus far involved arguments and “alternative facts” […]

By Aidualc | 26 Apr 17 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

The World’s 31 Mega-Cities

The share of the world’s population living in cities is steadily increasing. A majority of the world’s population has lived […]

By Aidualc | 25 Apr 17 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Latin America, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

How to get a personal loan with bad credit

If you have a bad credit history, getting a loan from different lenders can be a bit tricky as they […]

By James Patrick | 24 Apr 17 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, North America, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Oil Price Breakeven Prices – Chart

By Macromon, Global Macro Monitor, Hot from the latest International Monetary Fund’s, World Economic Outlook.   Looks like not many of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 23 Apr 17 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The Geopolitics of Nuclear Weapons

By George Friedman, Xander Snyder, and Cheyenne Ligon, Geopolitical Futures President Trump has reversed his stance on a number of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 20 Apr 17 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Latin America, North America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Rental prices in the UK’s student sector continue to rise

The shape of the UK’s student property investment market has dramatically over the last few years. The student market has […]

By Davis Miller | | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

South Africa: Key Issues and Challenges

As I’ve previously written, I had the opportunity to visit South Africa recently and meet with a number of executives […]

By Aidualc | 19 Apr 17 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Warren Buffett’s Best Investment

By Bill and Melinda Gates, Our 2017 annual letter is addressed to our dear friend Warren Buffett, who in 2006 […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 18 Apr 17 | Also posted in Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)