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Netanyahu To Obama: ‘Wait For What? Wait Until When?’

WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making it clear that Israel will not wait to take out Iranian […]

By Aidualc | 20 Sep 12 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Winds of Market Change

From http://us.beyondbullsandbears.com/2012/09/10/the-winds-of-market-change/,  Franklin Templeton Investments site, As we cross the mid-way point of the year, you might say the equity […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Sep 12 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Why Everybody’s Going to War in the Middle East

Everybody’s going to war but we don’t know what we are fighting for.” ~ Nerina Pallot, from “Everybody’s Gone to […]

By Aidualc | 13 Sep 12 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Business of Diamonds, From Mining to Retail

Diamonds. For thousands of years, they have been believed to bring good luck (and bad luck!) – health, wealth, and […]

By Aidualc | 12 Sep 12 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Latin America, North America | Comments (0)

The World’s Greatest Market

by Douglas French, From The Laissez Faire Club In the United States, the free (as in government is not involved) […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Sep 12 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Will the Crop Crisis Trigger Inflation?

By Bud Conrad, Casey’s Research Our news media have not given enough attention to the very serious heat problems of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 16 Aug 12 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

A buying opportunity in farms, food

A noted strategist sees a global food crisis that will be with us for decades. Here are the investment areas […]

By Aidualc | 11 Aug 12 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Latin America, North America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Countries Where Women Do Not Feel Safe

While the march towards gender equality slowly progresses around the world, one disturbing issue remains unresolved — safety for women. […]

By Aidualc | 26 Jul 12 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Nigeria’s Foreign Direct Investment Hits U.S.$9 Billion

(All Africa)- The total value of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) that came into Nigeria in 2011 was $8.9 billion with […]

By M Guliyev | 19 Jul 12 | Also posted in Regions, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Next Frontier

By Mark Mobius, Mobius Blog, Frank Templeton, In a recent interview, I was asked whether I was becoming a “frontiersman” […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 16 Jul 12 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)