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Cheaper Oil – Winners and losers

From the Economist, IN EARLY October the IMF looked at what might happen to the world economy if conflict in […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Nov 14 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Why Do Other Rich Nations Spend So Much Less on Healthcare?

Why Do Other Rich Nations Spend So Much Less on Healthcare? The U.S. delivers roughly three times as many mammograms, […]

By MarketAngel | 27 Oct 14 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Cross-Border Data Flows, the Internet and What it Means for U.S. and EU Trade and Investment

By Joshua Meltzer, Brooking Institute, The most globally significant bilateral trade and investment relationship is between the U.S. and the […]

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

Market Tops and Bottoms Since 1950: The October Effect

By Doug Short, Advisor Perspectives, We’re now at an early point in the Q3 2014 earnings season, which happens, of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 20 Oct 14 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, Statistics, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Oil Prices Continue to Define Geopolitics

From Stratfor, Geopolitical diary, Editor’s Note: Oil prices dropped steeply Oct. 14, with crude oil futures falling 4.6 percent to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 18 Oct 14 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Latin America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Warner Bros. Pumps Up Superheroes to Challenge Disney

By Anousha Sakoui and Doni Bloomfield, Bloomberg, Warner Bros., the biggest Hollywood studio, plans to release at least 10 superhero […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Oct 14 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

These maps reveal how long you probably have to live

By Simran Khosla, Global Post, This series of maps shows how long you’ll probably live, depending on where you live. […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Oct 14 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Market Valuation, Inflation and Treasury Yields: Clues from the Past

By Doug Short, Advisor Perspectives, My monthly market valuation updates have long had the same conclusion: US stock indexes are […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 09 Oct 14 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Man-made wetlands turn wastewater into tap water

  Man-made wetlands turn wastewater into tap water   By EMILY SCHMALL and RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI FAIRFIELD, Texas (AP) — As murky […]

By Aidualc | 03 Oct 14 | Also posted in Private Equity | Comments (0)

Climate Progress Starts with Changing What We Wear

By David Dietz, Modavanti, From Huffington Post, Several friends and I stood in awe as we watched Sunday’s climate change […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 Oct 14 | Also posted in Commodities, Food for Thought, Private Equity, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)