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Fund managers: 2013 stock outlook remains positive

By AP Associated Press- Stock mutual fund managers still optimistic for 2013, despite fiscal cliff worries BOSTON (AP) — A […]

By zoltanakb | 28 Dec 12 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Statistics, Stocks, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Is Genetically Modified Food Killing Us?

By Alex Daley, Casey’s Research, Last month, a group of Australian scientists published a warning to the citizens of the […]

By Aidualc | 26 Dec 12 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Home prices rose in ninth straight month: S&P

By Richard Leong NEW YORK (Reuters) – Single-family home prices rose in October for nine months in a row, reinforcing […]

By DennisGao | | Also posted in Real Estate | Comments (0)

Derivatives: The Unregulated Global Casino for Banks

SHORT STORY: Pick something of value, make bets on the future value of “something”, add contract & you have a […]

By MarketAngel | 21 Dec 12 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Vanguard sets record with customer inflows of $130 billion

By Aaron Pressman (Reuters) – Vanguard Group said customers had invested $130.4 billion in its mutual and exchange-traded funds during […]

By M Guliyev | | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Mark Zandi’s 2013 Outlook: Strong Housing, Modest Growth, Average Job Creation

By Morgan Korn, Daily Ticker- The U.S. economy grew at a 3.1% annual rate in the third-quarter, more than previous […]

By zoltanakb | | Also posted in Real Estate, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Housing Next Year: Prices Will Rise

By: Diana Olick   Home prices will continue to rise, anywhere from 5 to 7 percent in 2013 from 2012. […]

By DennisGao | 20 Dec 12 | Also posted in Real Estate | Comments (0)

Housing’s Repo Man Is Back

By: Diana Olick   The good news is that overall foreclosure activity continues to fall and a decline in new […]

By DennisGao | | Also posted in Real Estate | Comments (0)

Best US Housing Markets for Buyers and Sellers

By: Diana Olick As the overall housing recovery gains steam, local market divergences are growing wider. That is because one […]

By DennisGao | | Comments (0)

‘Super cycle’ for forest products expected to send lumber prices up in 2013

By Gordon Hamilton, Vancouver Sun,   VANCOUVER — Lumber prices are expected to soar next year before hitting all-time highs […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)