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World’s Friendliest and Unfriendliest Cities

Every year, Travel + Leisure asks readers to weigh in on their favorite cities around the globe in our annual World’s […]

By Aidualc | 21 Sep 15 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, Statistics, Western Europe | Comments (0)

China’s capital flight explained | FT World

From YouTube FT World, Record capital outflows from China – consumers and investors may be losing confidence in Chinese government […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 15 Sep 15 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, Real Estate, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

RECORD RMB DEVALUATION TO WHET CHINA’S APPETITE FOR US REAL ESTATE

   BY MICHAEL COLE    JP Morgan’s Haibin Zhu says more devaluation could be on the way China’s central bank allowed […]

By MarketAngel | 07 Sep 15 | Also posted in Asia, Real Estate, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Au Bon Pain: A Success Story

The cafes of the Au Bon Pain chain normally can be found in a number of American cities in or […]

By Vladimir Vepryev | 02 Sep 15 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

HYATT HEIR TEAMS WITH CHINA’S WANXIANG GROUP FOR $1B IN US HOTEL DEALS

  BY MICHAEL COLE   Hyatt heir John Prtizker is joining forces with a Hangzhou car part maker for some upscale […]

By MarketAngel | 31 Aug 15 | Also posted in Asia, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

CHINA’S OCEANWIDE HOLDINGS BUYS $390M NY PROJECT IN 4TH US DEAL

   BY MICHAEL COLE    The proposed tower (at centre in this rendering) would form part of the South Street Seaport […]

By Aidualc | 24 Aug 15 | Also posted in Asia, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Regression to Trend: A Look at Long-Term Market Performance

By Doug Short, Advisor Perspectives, Quick take: At the end of July the inflation-adjusted S&P 500 index price was 90% […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 16 Aug 15 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, Statistics, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Chinese immigrants now largest group of new arrivals to the U.S: Column

Once excluded and now admired, their families could see a newfound status in America complicated by China’s rise. (Photo: Elaine […]

By Aidualc | 05 Aug 15 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

What Warren Buffett’s favorite indicator says about China’s stock market

By Stephen Gandel and Stacy Jones, Fortune, Warren Buffett has long been bullish on China, and its market. But, given […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Aug 15 | Also posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Statistics, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Winning the Hunger Games – How to Choose Successful Agriculture Investments

By Energy Report, Agricultural Commodities, Starting with the premise that people have to eat, The Agletter Editor Tom Wallace has […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 31 Jul 15 | Also posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Real Estate, Stocks | Comments (0)