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What Housing Stocks Need If They Want to Keep Flying

By Christina Scolaro Yahoo Finance   Investors looking for signs of confidence in the real estate sector can try reading […]

By zoltanakb | 27 Mar 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Real Estate | Comments (0)

The Great Disconnect

By: Kemal Derviş, Brookings Institute, Since the second half of 2012, financial markets have recovered strongly worldwide. Indeed, in the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Mar 13 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Mobile Money: A Technology Game Changer for Tackling Global Poverty? – VIDEO

By Laurence Chandy, Brookings Institute, Mobile money—the ability to store and transfer money using cell phones—is one of the most […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 21 Mar 13 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Private Equity, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Doing Good: Bad for the Bottom Line?

By Betsy Wiesendanger, Chazen Global Insights, Being an ethical corporation costs money. It’s hard to dispute that the broad range […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 19 Mar 13 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Statistics | Comments (0)

Temporary Tattoos Could Make Electronic Telepathy Possible

Temporary electronic tattoos could soon help people fly drones with only thought and talk seemingly telepathically without speech over smartphones, […]

By Aidualc | 18 Mar 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

China to Free Yuan in 5 Years, Says Hong Kong Exchanges’ Li

By Matthew Leising and Fion Li, Bloomberg, China, the world’s second-largest economy, will open its markets and allow its currency […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Mar 13 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Canada Losing Debt Halo as Property Peaks Under Carney

Herbert Crockett called Cairo, Geneva and New Delhi home in his four decades as a human resources executive with the […]

By Aidualc | 15 Mar 13 | Also posted in North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

A New Chapter for Turkey?

By Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors, Inc. From Daily Reckoning, In 2012, Turkey was the best performer among the emerging […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 14 Mar 13 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Alternative Currency Goes Mainstream As Bitcoin ATMs Emerge

The Bitcoin ATM has Arrived… Here’s How it Works The more I learn about Bitcoin, the more I support it. […]

By Aidualc | 13 Mar 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

50 Signs That The U.S. Health Care System Is A Gigantic Money Making Scam That Is About To Collapse

The U.S. health care system is a giant money making scam that is designed to drain as much money as […]

By Aidualc | 11 Mar 13 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America | Comments (0)