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Derivatives: The Unregulated Global Casino for Banks

SHORT STORY: Pick something of value, make bets on the future value of “something”, add contract & you have a […]

By MarketAngel | 21 Dec 12 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, North America, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Volkswagen Group reports record sales

(By AP Associated Press) Volkswagen Group reports record sales as deliveries outside western Europe drive growth BERLIN (AP) — Volkswagen […]

By M Guliyev | 14 Dec 12 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Stocks | Comments (0)

Perceptions of UK banking industry

Faith in the Banking industry low amongst High Net Worth Individuals – but are Private Banks like Duncan Lawrie part […]

By MarketAngel | 09 Dec 12 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Is Spain the Next Target for Chinese Real Estate Investors?

By Michael Cole, Mingtiandi Real Estate site, After having successfully driving up real estate values in Hong Kong and Singapore, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 28 Nov 12 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The elections in Venezuela, Russia and France: What do they bring to the delicate global market?

The elections in Venezuela, Russia and France: What do they bring to the delicate global market? While some specialists predict […]

By JasonGIS | 04 Nov 12 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Economic Singularity, Part II

By John Mauldin, From Daily Reckoning, In our analogy, the event horizon is relatively easy to pinpoint. It is what […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 31 Oct 12 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

UK gets out of recession with a bang

(EM) The world’s fifth-largest trading nation posted the highest quarterly economic growth in 5 years, on the back of the […]

By M Guliyev | 29 Oct 12 | Also posted in Food for Thought | Comments (0)

A Conversation with Ray Dalio – Video

By cfr, From YouTube, A Conversation with Ray Dalio (Video) Ray Dalio, founder and co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 24 Sep 12 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, North America, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Poland’s Strategy

By George Friedman, Stratfor, Polish national strategy pivots around a single, existential issue: how to preserve its national identity and […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 30 Aug 12 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | 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 Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Latin America, North America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)