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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.

RECORD RMB DEVALUATION TO WHET CHINA’S APPETITE FOR US REAL ESTATE

   BY MICHAEL COLE    JP Morgan’s Haibin Zhu says more devaluation could be on the way China’s central bank allowed […]

By MarketAngel | 07 Sep 15 | Also posted in Asia, North America, Real Estate, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Blackstone champions hedge funds for the little guy

NEW YORK | BY LAUREN TARA LACAPRA Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Blackstone Group, in New York February […]

By MarketAngel | 03 Sep 15 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Au Bon Pain: A Success Story

The cafes of the Au Bon Pain chain normally can be found in a number of American cities in or […]

By Vladimir Vepryev | 02 Sep 15 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, North America, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

China’s Currency Moves

After a volatile month for China’s stock market in July, currency moves made news in August. On August 11, the […]

By MarketAngel | | Also posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Fed Is Looking at a Very Different Dollar Than Wall Street

By many popular measures, the dollar has traded sideways for the last six months. Then there’s the Federal Reserve’s measure. […]

By MarketAngel | 01 Sep 15 | Also posted in The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

25 Maps That Will Change The Way You See The World

From List25 YouTube Channel, These are 25 maps that will change the way you see the world. Link: 25 Maps […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 28 Aug 15 | Also posted in The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

The 10 richest people of all time

Who had more money, John D. Rockefeller or Genghis Khan? It’s a simple question with a very difficult answer. This […]

By Aidualc | 27 Aug 15 | Also posted in Stocks | Comments (0)

7 Countries Near Bankruptcy

Puerto Rico defaulted on its $58 million debt repayment this week for the first time in its history. With its […]

By Aidualc | 26 Aug 15 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

China’s Crisis: The Price of Change

By Rodger Baker, Stratfor, Last week was an eventful one for China. First, the People’s Bank of China shocked the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 23 Aug 15 | Also posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

More college students selling stock—in themselves

Amid higher-education borrowing boom, programs aim to capitalize on graduates’ future earnings Elida Gonzalez feared drowning in college debt on […]

By Aidualc | 21 Aug 15 | Also posted in Private Equity, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)