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Is the refugee crisis an opportunity for an aging Europe?

Europe is facing the biggest inflow of migrants in decades. The number of refugees from conflict zones in Syria, Iraq, […]

By Aidualc | 21 Oct 15 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Every country’s debt, mapped

By Matthew Yglesias, Vox Unless you are dead inside, you love government debt data visualizations and this one from HowMuch.net is […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 14 Oct 15 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The Fourth Turning: Crisis of Trust

“Imagine some national (and probably global) volcanic eruption, initially flowing along channels of distress that were created during the Unraveling […]

By MarketAngel | 09 Oct 15 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Retirement & Savings, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Think Before You Drink: Where in the World is Tap Water Safe

It’s one of the first questions you might ask before you travel to another country: is it safe to drink […]

By MarketAngel | 07 Oct 15 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Where Syrian Refugees Are Likely to Settle in the U.S.

And why they’re likely to be a boon rather than a burden to these cities. TANVI MISRA     Syrian […]

By MarketAngel | 01 Oct 15 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Statistics | Comments (0)

Who is most exposed to China slowdown? | FT Markets

YouTube Financial Times Channel, Link: Who is most exposed to China slowdown? | FT Markets The countries most exposed to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 28 Sep 15 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Fundamentals and Policy Keep RMB Afloat

by Hayden Briscoe of AllianceBernstein Even before the recent correction in China’s A-Shares market, a number of investors had expressed […]

By Aidualc | 15 Sep 15 | Also posted in Asia, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

China’s capital flight explained | FT World

From YouTube FT World, Record capital outflows from China – consumers and investors may be losing confidence in Chinese government […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

A.I. and the Future for Humanity |

Please see video at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdmi4LQDWjk

By Aidualc | 11 Sep 15 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

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, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)