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Is the Euro Washed Up?

By Charles W. Calomiris, Chazen Global Insights, Europe is living in denial. Even after the economic crisis exposed the eurozone’s […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 27 Feb 11 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

As Berkshire Improves, Buffett Sings Praises of U.S.

As Berkshire Improves, Buffett Sings Praises of U.S. By PETER LATTMAN Lucas Jackson/Reuters The billionaire Warren E. Buffett Warren E. […]

By Oracle | | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

It’s The Corruption, Stupid

It’s The Corruption, Stupid Susan Richards 02.26.11, 11:50 AM ET While money is fleeing Egypt and the Middle East, the […]

By Oracle | | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

How Entrepreneurs Led the Way to Revolution in Egypt

How Entrepreneurs Led the Way to Revolution in Egypt Feb. 26 2011 – 12:27 pm | 437 views | 0 […]

By Oracle | | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, North America, Private Equity, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

In Africa, can Brazil be the anti-China?

By David Lewis, Reuters, NIMBA-BUCHANAN RAILWAY, Liberia (Reuters) – In the muggy forest of central Liberia, a gang of workers […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 26 Feb 11 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Latin America, Private Equity, Real Estate | Comments (0)

A Rising Tide for Agricultural Commodities

ByAndrea Tse, TheStreet, NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Agricultural commodity prices are likely to be on the rise for quite some […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Feb 11 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Investors snap up cheap homes, new buyers miss out

WASHINGTON (AP) — Home sales are starting to tick up after the worst year in more than a decade. But […]

By dennisgao2 | | Also posted in North America, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Discount for foreclosed homes widened in 2010

Alex Veiga, AP Real Estate Writer, On Thursday February 24, 2011, 12:23 am EST LOS ANGELES (AP) — The gap […]

By dennisgao2 | 24 Feb 11 | Also posted in North America, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Here Comes Dot.com Boom 2.0

By Howard R. Gold , MarketWatch, Facebook. Twitter. LinkedIn. Zynga. Groupon. LivingSocial. Will those be the Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), eBay (Nasdaq: […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Hedge Fund, Latin America, North America, Private Equity, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Retail sales in Russia and its 7 Federal Districts – market condition and prognosis

The report “Retail in Russia 2011 – Regional focus” analyses retail market conditions in Russia as a whole as well […]

By pmr | | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity | Comments (0)