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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 | 02 Sep 15 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought | 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 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 Food for Thought, Tools and Resources | 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, Food for Thought, Latin America | 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, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Where to Find Value in the Market – Profs Damodaran & Galloway

From NYU Stern YouTube Channel, Prof. Scott Galloway asks Prof. Aswath Damodaran where to find value right now, given that […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 19 Aug 15 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Statistics, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Chinese immigrants now largest group of new arrivals to the U.S: Column

Once excluded and now admired, their families could see a newfound status in America complicated by China’s rise. (Photo: Elaine […]

By Aidualc | 05 Aug 15 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The Rise of the Renminbi: Will China’s Yuan Become a Global Reserve Currency?

By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton Blog, In recent months, China has stepped up a longstanding campaign for its currency (officially […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 28 Jul 15 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Private Equity, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

BLACKSTONE PREDICTS MORE CHINESE INVESTMENT IN US REAL ESTATE

   BY MICHAEL COLE    Blackstone’s Jonathan Gray was sharing what he learned at a conference in New York last week […]

By Aidualc | 27 Jul 15 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Performance Reviews

The annual reviews of employees’ performance have worked as an integral part of standard business procedures. In our age of […]

By Vladimir Vepryev | | Also posted in Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)