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Why You Should Take Your “Health” Into Your Own Hands

Dear Laissez Faire Today Reader, Addison Wiggin It’s come to this: A typical family’s health insurance costs as much as […]

By MarketAngel | 03 Jul 13 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, North America, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

If Syria Falls, Expect a Pop in Oil Prices

By Marin Katusa, Casey’s Research, As is so often the case in the Middle East, religious strife contributes to political […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Increase in imaging diagnostics market in Central Europe despite recession

The increase in value between 2009 and 2012 in the overall imaging diagnostics market, understood as sales of equipment in […]

By pmr | 02 Jul 13 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Private Equity, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

U.S. Auto Sales Speed Up: Chrysler, Ford Race To Best June Since Crisis

The auto industry’s recovery continued to show signs of solidifying last month, as car makers reported high sales driven mostly […]

By M Guliyev | | Also posted in North America, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Africa investor Weekly Commentary – 1 July 2013

By Staff Reporter | July 1, 2013 A slight loss took the Ai40 Investor’s Index to a fourth straight week of […]

By Brian Andreosky | 01 Jul 13 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Finding Oxstones, Stocks | Comments (0)

Counterfeit Food More Widespread Than Suspected

GREAT DALBY, England — Invisible from the roadway, hidden deep in the lush English countryside, Moscow Farm is an unlikely […]

By Oracle | 30 Jun 13 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The Impact Of Currency Conversions

The currency price of one country gets stronger and/or weaker against another country’s currency on a daily basis, but what […]

By M Guliyev | 29 Jun 13 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)

Get Your Assets Out of Dodge, Part II

Get Your Assets Out of Dodge, Part II An interview with Doug Casey, From Daily Reckoning, L: Yesterday you said […]

By Aidualc | 27 Jun 13 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Get Your Assets Out of Dodge, Part I

Get Your Assets Out of Dodge, Part I An interview with Doug Casey, From Daily Reckoning Louis: Doug, we’re getting […]

By Aidualc | 26 Jun 13 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Booz Allen, the World’s Most Profitable Spy Organization

Booz Allen, the World’s Most Profitable Spy Organization By Drake Bennett and Michael Riley on June 20, 2013 http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-06-20/booz-allen-the-worlds-most-profitable-spy-organization How […]

By Oracle | 23 Jun 13 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America | Comments (0)