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Crude Oil Spikes Like An Egyptian

By Dian L. Chu, EconForecast Images of mass Egyptian protesters clashing with police in Cairo broadcasted around the world shook […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Feb 11 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Libya Next?

by Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge.com, The one country landlocked between Tunisia and Egypt has so far been oddly silent. Not […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 02 Feb 11 | Also posted in Commodities, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Oxstones Food for Thought – Black Swan Brewing in the Middle East

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-founder, CEO, & Chief Investment Strategist, Oxstone Capital Management The ongoing crisis in Egypt is much […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 30 Jan 11 | Also posted in Commodities, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Oxstone Investment Commentary, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Egyptian Unrest: A Special Report

From Stratfor site, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak remains the lifeblood of the demonstrators, who still number in the tens of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Top Global Political Risks of 2011

Here are the Top Global Political Risks for 2011 as defined by The Eurasia Group. G-Zero Europe Cybersecurity China North […]

By ATSiem | 21 Jan 11 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

7 Reasons Food Shortages Will Become a Global Crisis

From Activist Post website, Food inflation is here and it’s here to stay.  We can see it getting worse every […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 19 Jan 11 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Latin America, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

11 Ways to Diversify in 2011

By Kelly Campbell, U.S. News, Investment critics have disparaged asset allocation and modern portfolio theory for several years, arguing that […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 18 Jan 11 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, Private Equity, Real Estate, Stocks, Western Europe | Comments (0)

A Banker’s African Adventure

A Banker’s African Adventure Former Hong Kong banker Jose Cortes turned a passion for Africa’s wildlife into a business organizing […]

By Oracle | 15 Jan 11 | Also posted in Commodities, Private Equity, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

These 7 ETFs Are Harvard’s Favorites

By Dan Caplinger, Motley Fool, Exchange-traded funds have become a favorite tool for individual investors. But big institutions have moved […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 06 Jan 11 | Also posted in Asia, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Stocks | Comments (0)

Harvard Endowment Hearts ETFs

by Jared Cummans, Harvard University is perhaps the most prestigious college in the U.S. As the oldest institution of higher […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Dec 10 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Stocks | Comments (0)