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Shoppers burned by recession haven’t healed

Economists see some frugal ways remaining even after downturn Mel Evans  /  AP Consumers were more willing to go to […]

By Aidualc | 08 Nov 10 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Home Prices Likely Flat in 2011: NAR

By Amy Hoak, MarketWatch This update is to clarify that home-sales figures refer to existing-home sales. NEW ORLEANS (MarketWatch) — […]

By Aidualc | | Also posted in Real Estate, Statistics | Comments (0)

Facebook goes retail in a big way, FarmVille looks to prosper

According to a recent survey by Miniwatts Marketing Group 517,760,460 million people, or roughly 7% of the world’s population, have […]

By Aidualc | | Also posted in Food for Thought, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Fed’s Quantitative Easing to Starve Middle Class Americans

From the website of NIA – National Inflation Association, http://inflation.us The Federal Reserve today announced that they will be implementing […]

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

Berkshire Hathaway & Buffett’s Newest Stock Holdings A to Z

From 247wallst.com Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released the latest holdings of U.S.-listed equities […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 07 Nov 10 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Stocks | Comments (0)

Pending home sales drop 1.8 percent in September

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people who signed contracts to buy homes fell in September after two months of […]

By DennisGao | | Also posted in Real Estate, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

What the New Congress Means for Markets

What does the new Congress mean for your investments? Maybe it’s a little early to prognosticate. Results are still coming […]

By DennisGao | 06 Nov 10 | Also posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Taping a Feather to the Tax Hammer

By Kevin Brekke, Editor, Casey Research Switzerland In a Dispatch earlier this week, David drew attention to a movement (literally […]

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

Midterm Elections: Past and Present

From American Century Investments website, With the passing of the Labor Day weekend two weeks ago, you may have noticed […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 05 Nov 10 | Also posted in Statistics, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Fed’s Plan Sets Stage for Yields to Decline

by Tom Lauricella and Mark Gongloff, WSJ The Federal Reserve on Wednesday set the stage for falling yields on bonds […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)