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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.

Reforms in Asia Bring Big Potential for Small Companies

At Templeton Emerging Markets Group, we believe Asia’s combination of rapid economic growth, generally strong national finances and economic fundamentals […]

Suspicious? Vindictive? Hire a hacker

  By Joanna Campione One person’s paranoia is another one’s business. A new website called Hacker’s List hooks up the suspicious, the vindictive […]

China’s Total Debt Load Equals 282% of GDP, Raising Economic Risks

By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa, WSJ Blog, China’s overall debt load has risen quickly since the global financial crisis. While […]

These charts show you which countries own most of the United States’ foreign debt

By Simran Khosla, Global Post, US President Barack Obama unveiled his proposed 2016 budget last week, and from its plans for student […]

19th Century “X-Ray” Tool Predicts Market Direction

   Manny Backus Imagine using an X-Ray machine on the stock market. Like a medical doctor, imagine peering inside price […]

John Heins & Whitney Tilson: “The Art of Value Investing” – VIDEO

YouTube Video Link: John Heins & Whitney Tilson: “The Art of Value Investing” “John Heins and Whitney Tilson, co-founders of […]

SMALLER DEVELOPERS SUFFER AS REAL ESTATE MARGINS SQUEEZED IN 2014

  BY MICHAEL COLE \   Song Weiping looks like he had a tough year, but his Greentown China still made it […]

Winners and losers in China’s deepening economic slowdown

By JOE McDONALD International Monetary Fund’s Research Department Director Olivier Blanchard speaks during a press briefing at a hotel in Beijing, […]

Warren Buffett’s secret of success – VIDEO

From Financial Times YouTube Video Link: Warren Buffett’s secret of success  

Gold’s Top 3 Extremely Strong Correlations All About to Rise Significantly Higher

Gold’s Top 3 extremely strong correlations are with the European Central Bank (ECB) Balance Sheet, U.S. National Debt, and Swiss […]