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Tunisia and the Arab Spring: Why the Results Are Different

Tunisia achieved the level of the success story based on the results of the recent political developments in the country. […]

Oxstones Food for Thought – July 2015 – How to Invest in America’s Economic Revival

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Global Investment Strategist, Oxstones Investment Club Warren Buffett wrote in his annual report – “Though we […]

With $21 Trillion, China’s Savers Are Set to Change the World

by Enda CurranJeff Kearns Few events will be as significant for the world in the next 15 years as China opening […]

Beyond the Greek Impasse

By George Friedman The Greek situation — having perhaps outlived the term “crisis,” now that it has taken so long to […]

A researcher explains why Panamanians are the happiest people in the world

By Matthew DeBord, Business Insider, Gallup recently published its Gallup-Healthways State of Global Well-Being: “2014 Country Well-Being Rankings” report. For the […]

The Next Global Reserve Currency

  By Chuck Butler I will admit some trepidation in beginning this morning’s commentary with such an audacious title, but long-time […]

Share prices in – China Flying too high

  The long-term consequences of China’s coming stock market correction are the ones to fear IF YOU were a Chinese […]

State of Emerging Markets: All About Those [Central] Banks

This spring my travels have taken me to Europe, where I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with colleagues, clients and […]

Interactive Migration Map

From  http://visual.ly/interactive-migrations-map Click on the link:  Interactive Migration Map  to go to the map and pick a country to see […]

Soros Sees New World Order Coming; War With China

The U.S. could be poised for a third world war with China and one key to avoiding it could be found in […]