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Investing Ahead of the Curve

By Eric Fry, for The Daily Reckoning A fertile imagination is usually the enemy of successful investing. Imaginative investors tend […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Jul 11 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

In Las Vegas, Odds Favor Novelty Bets

by Alexandra Berzon, WSJ, Want to put $200 on Johnny Depp for Best Actor? Las Vegas gamblers may soon be […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 24 Jul 11 | Also posted in Hedge Fund, North America, Private Equity, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Right Place to Crash the Plane; Time Running Out for Europe; Nanny State or a Breakup?

By Mike “Mish” Shedlock, globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Steen Jakobsen, chief economist for Saxo Bank in Copenhagen, pinged me with a personal thought […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 20 Jul 11 | Also posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Banks send Wall Street lower on U.S., Europe debt fears

By Aleksandra Michalska NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks fell more than 1 percent on Monday as concerns the United States […]

By M Guliyev | 18 Jul 11 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Hugo Salinas Price and Michael Pettis on the Trade Imbalance Dilemma; Gold’s Honest Discipline Revisited

By Mike “Mish” Shedlock, globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Michael Pettis at China Financial Markets gets to the heart of the trade imbalance issue […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 15 Jul 11 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Asia stocks sink as Europe debt jitters mount

Asian stock markets sink as Europe debt crisis threatens to engulf Italy, Spain SHANGHAI (AP) — Fears that Italy and […]

By M Guliyev | 12 Jul 11 | Also posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Moody’s downgrades Portugal on fear of 2nd bailout

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Ratings agency Moody’s downgraded Portugal’s government debt on Tuesday, citing growing risks the country will require […]

By DennisGao | 05 Jul 11 | Also posted in The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Economist Charles Gave: The Euro Will Not Exist In One Year!

Joe Weisenthal, Business Insider, Charles Gave is the French economist whose research firm GaveKal is fairly well known, and read […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Jul 11 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Where Rich Chinese Are Buying Real Estate

From Forbes Blog – Ken Rapoza, Vancouver, London and the big cities down under are second homes of choice for […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Jun 11 | Also posted in Asia, North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Country default risk

From Bespoke Investment Group site, “Greece has really distinguished itself this week as the country that is most at risk […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 21 Jun 11 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, Statistics | Comments (0)