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Chocolate Eaters Drive Record Cocoa-Output Deficit

By Luzi Ann Javier, Marvin G. Perez and Isis Almeida  Dec 17, 2013 5:23 PM ET Global cocoa supplies are headed […]

By Aidualc | 23 Jan 14 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | 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 Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

How Putin Conquered South Africa

By Marin Katusa, Casey’s Research, In the global war for energy supremacy, Russia has won another victory over the United […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 07 Jan 14 | Also posted in Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | 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 Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America, Regions, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Should investors sell SA stocks? – Cyclically Adjusted Price Earning Ratios around the world

By Anna, Lyudvig, With the JSE FTSE All Share Index hovering near record levels, investors may be wondering whether this […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 19 Dec 13 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, Statistics, Stocks, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The Future of OPEC

Pump jacks in the Kurdish town of Derik, on the border with Turkey and Iraq, Nov. 25. (ACHILLEAS ZAVALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 06 Dec 13 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Latin America, North America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

How to choose the right emerging-market ETF

By Charles Sizemore, MarketWatch, It’s been a rotten year for emerging markets. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) — […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 15 Nov 13 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Statistics, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

U.S. to become world’s top oil producer in 2015 – IEA

By Alex Lawler, Ron Bousso and Peg Mackey LONDON (Reuters) – The United States will stride past Saudi Arabia and […]

By M Guliyev | 12 Nov 13 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, North America, Regions, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

When Small is Big

By Mark Mobius, FranklinTempleton Mobius Blog, There’s a popular saying in the US, “good things come in small packages,” which […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 06 Nov 13 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Statistics | Comments (0)

The PC16: Identifying China’s Successors

By George Friedman, Stratfor, China has become a metaphor. It represents a certain phase of economic development, which is driven […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 31 Oct 13 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, Latin America, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)