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Key factors combine to expand Poland’s construction chemicals market

The construction chemicals market in Poland is currently responding to an uptick in residential construction, as well as rising levels […]

By pmr | 11 Jan 12 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Buying bonds for safety is a losing strategy: Ave Maria manager

Good companies are selling at bargain basement prices (IN) Buying bonds for safety, when so many stocks are yielding such […]

By M Guliyev | 25 Dec 11 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, North America, Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)

Hirst, Warhol Prices Outperform S&P 500 in Art-Investment Index

By Catherine Hickley, Bloomberg, Art by Damien Hirst and Andy Warhol outperformed the Standard & Poor’s 500 index over the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 23 Dec 11 | Also posted in Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, North America, Private Equity, Retirement & Savings, Western Europe | Comments (0)

10 Market Conclusions Based On Recent Hedge Fund Exposure

by Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge, Yesterday we highlighted the top 50 stocks that comprise the hedge fund “darling” universe. And […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 28 Nov 11 | Also posted in Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom | Comments (0)

Debt Collection In China

From Shanghai International Lawyers site, In 1995, to ban and punish improper debt collection activities, the Chinese government issued an administrative […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 20 Oct 11 | Also posted in Asia | Comments (0)

Asia’s wealthy heirs defy stereotype

The heirs of the ultra-rich in Asia spend most of their time working, and being able to buy whatever they […]

By Aidualc | 21 Sep 11 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Cement markets in CIS countries continue to grow

With an 11% growth in cement consumption in 2010 and a further 12% growth expected for 2011, cement producers in […]

By pmr | | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Yuan Only BRIC Winner on Resilience to Debt Crisis: China Credit

By Lilian Karunungan Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) — China, with its centrally controlled economy, managed currency and restrictions on capital inflows, […]

By Aidualc | 14 Sep 11 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The Quant Result

By Kai Petainen, Forbes, Have you wondered how one can pick stocks via a quant screen?  Would you like to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 30 Aug 11 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, North America, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

The Big Mac Index and Currency ETFs

By Tom Aspray, Forbes, The “Big Mac Index” suggests a new long-term trend for the Chinese yuan while the US […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 21 Aug 11 | Also posted in Asia, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)