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Retire in France at 62? In Turkey, It’s 45

by Andrea Coombes, Market Watch In France, workers took to the streets in angry protest when lawmakers first proposed hiking […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Oct 10 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, North America, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Glaxo to Pay $750 Million for Sale of Bad Products

By GARDINER HARRIS and DUFF WILSON GlaxoSmithKline, the British drug giant, has agreed to pay $750 million to settle criminal […]

By Bo | 28 Oct 10 | Also posted in Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Free How-Tos and Books of Wisdom

Dear Oxstones Community, We are providing some Free How-Tos and Books of Wisdom to help you on your way to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Announcements, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, Private Equity, Real Estate, Regions, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Stocks, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Emerging Economies Gain Clout in IMF Deal

Sunday, 24 Oct 2010 12:20 PM Fast-growing emerging economies will get more clout at the International Monetary Fund under a […]

By Aidualc | 25 Oct 10 | Also posted in Asia, North America, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The haves, the have-nots and the dreamless dead

By Emily Kaiser WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In 2007, when the world was on the brink of financial crisis, U.S. income […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 24 Oct 10 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Building a margin of safety – Jim Slater

1. Develop a method that suits you. Carefully select a method of investment and then, based on personal experience and […]

By Aidualc | | Also posted in Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, North America, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Up to 500,000 UK public sector jobs could go by 2014-15

20 October 2010 Last updated at 12:21 E BBC News – Spending Review 2010: George Osborne wields the axe George […]

By ATSiem | 20 Oct 10 | Also posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Will Americans Follow French Example Of Mass Civil Unrest?

Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com October 19, 2010 UPDATED: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 RELATED: Time Magazine: Prospect Of Civil War In […]

By ATSiem | | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The EU-Korea FTA: A Boost to Economic Recovery and a Challenge to the U.S.

From Brookings Institution, Ho-Jin Lee On October 6 in Brussels, on the sidelines of the 8th ASEM Summit of Heads […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 19 Oct 10 | Also posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Many people have asked the question what happens to an economy after a financial crisis?

Many people have asked the question what happens to an economy after a financial crisis? Although there is no definitive […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 18 Oct 10 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)