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Geopolitical Journey: Azerbaijan and America

By George Friedman There is a point where three great powers — Russia, Turkey and Persia — meet: the Caucasus. […]

By Aidualc | 15 Jul 13 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Ai40 Weekly Commentary – 15 July 2013

By Staff Reporter | July 15, 2013 After weeks of loss, the Ai40 Index can finally celebrate a gain this week. […]

By Brian Andreosky | | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Finding Oxstones, Stocks | Comments (0)

Property Crushes Hedge Funds in Alternative Markets

By Devin Banerjee,  Bloomberg Markets Magazine, “Why would anyone invest in the stock market?” Hamilton “Tony” James looked up from […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, North America, Private Equity, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Billionaire Ma’s Alibaba Gets Nod to Stir Up Loans: China Credit

By Lulu Yilun Chen, From Bloomberg, China has authorized billionaire Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group to expand funding for its online […]

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

Africa makes the grade for richest U.S. university investors

By Tosin Sulaiman JOHANNESBURG, July 7 (Reuters) – America’s wealthiest universities are venturing into Africa’s fast-growing frontier markets in search of outsized […]

By Brian Andreosky | 14 Jul 13 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Private Equity, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

CrossFit Doesn’t Want Your Money

CrossFit Doesn’t Want Your Money Why Greg Glassman chooses to make less money than he could–but is still on track […]

By Oracle | 12 Jul 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, North America, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Microsoft Investors Win From Shakeup-Eventually

Microsoft’s (MSFT) corporate shake-up will bode well for investors, but only if the company can actually pull off the changes […]

By nirtalnirtal | | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, North America, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

5 Home Improvements That Are Worth the Cost

Existing home sales jumped 4.2 percent in May, the highest level since 2009. This is just the latest sign that […]

By DennisGao | | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, North America, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Sellers Calling the Shots on Home Deals

By Les Christie – Thu, May 30, 2013 5:41 AM EDT In a dramatic about-face for the housing market, sellers are now […]

By DennisGao | | Also posted in North America, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Foreign Buyers Aren’t Playing A Key Role In The US Housing Recovery For 2 Reasons

By Mamta Badkar – Tue, Jul 9, 2013 12:17 AM EDT Foreign buyers jumped into the U.S. housing market after the bubble […]

By DennisGao | | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)