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OXSTONE FOOD FOR THOUGHT – June 2011 – A Growing Alternative Asset Class – P.C.C.

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder, Chief Investment Strategist, Oxstone Capital Management, In the current hostile investment environment a growing new […]

Bank Said No? Hedge Funds Fill a Void in Lending

By AZAM AHMED, NY Times, Hedge fund managers have been called plenty of names. Now, they can add another: local […]

Foreclosures fall again, but housing market isn’t safe yet

Foreclosure filings experienced their eighth straight month of declines, according to RealtyTrac. In May, filings fell 33% from a year […]

Consumer prices rise by smallest in 6 months

Consumers paid more for food, cars and clothing in May, pushing up prices 0.2 pct Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics […]

Grain futures mixed, livestock prices rise

Wheat, corn, oat futures fall while soybeans rise on the CBOT; beef and pork prices rise CHICAGO (AP) — Grains […]

Wall Street’s Biggest Secret

by Brett Arends, Market Watch, Commentary: The one thing investors need to know Wall Street has a wide array of […]

Americans’ equity in their homes near a record low

Derek Kravitz and Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Business Writers, On Thursday June 9, 2011, 3:15 pm EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — […]

Hedgie Och-Ziff Jumps 1% On Surge In New Money, Fund Performances

By Murray Coleman, Barron’s, Hedge fund manager Och-Ziff (OZM) is up more than 1% after reporting assets under management surged […]

The Happiest Countries In The World

From 247 WallSt, What makes people happy? The question, which has been debated by philosophers for centuries, now is being […]

Food prices slightly lower

ROME (AP) — Global food prices fell slightly in May, but they will remain “at stubbornly high levels” for months […]