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10 Simple Things You Can Do Today That Will Make You Happier, Backed By Science

By Belle Beth Cooper, Happiness is so interesting, because we all have different ideas about what it is and how […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Jan 14 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Statistics, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Emerging Markets 2014 Outlook: Shaping the Next Decade

By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton, As we embark upon a new year, the Templeton Emerging Markets Group believes 2014 could […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 08 Jan 14 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America | Comments (0)

Ukraine: On the Edge of Empires

By George Friedman, Stratfor, The name “Ukraine” literally translates as “on the edge.” It is a country on the edge […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 27 Dec 13 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

World Economic Outlook

World Economic Outlook is basically a survey conducted and published by the International Monetary Fund. It is published twice and […]

By M Guliyev | 23 Dec 13 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America, Regions, Statistics, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

EBay’s Strategy for Taking On Amazon

EBay’s Strategy for Taking On Amazon By JEFF HIMMELMAN A blue BMW crossed the cracked parking lot and rolled to […]

By Oracle | 19 Dec 13 | Also posted in North America, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The next 10 investment bubbles

Ready to pop? Asset bubbles are funny things. You’re not sure something is in a bubble until it pops. Ever […]

By Aidualc | | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, Private Equity, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Russia’s 21st Century Malaise in Five Grim Charts

It seems Vladimir Putin’s petro state has hit a wall, with the government last week reporting economic growth at a […]

By Aidualc | 18 Dec 13 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Statistics | Comments (0)

Ukraine, Third-Highest Default Risk In The World, Squeezed By Russia, Makes Two Gas Deals To Save Its Hide

By Scott Belinksi, OilPrice.com, If one were to believe most Western media outlets, Ukraine has been lost to Russia. Though […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 13 Dec 13 | Also posted in Commodities, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Happiest and saddest countries 2013

The Prosperity Index Everywhere you look in this world there are signs of instability, destruction, hopelessness. Syria is in civil […]

By MarketAngel | 10 Dec 13 | Also posted in Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Patience in Asia

By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton Blog, Investing in a multitude of markets and companies as we do within the Templeton […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 05 Dec 13 | Also posted in Asia, Investment Wisdom, Statistics | Comments (0)