Brian HicksPosted November 19, 2007
While the subprime slime has managed to ding one bank after another these days, if there was a catbird seat to be had it would definitely belong to Goldman Sachs. But here's the scary part...
Brian HicksPosted November 17, 2007
I find myself thinking more and more about dominoes these days. Not the pizza, but the kind that you play with. As a kid, I use to love to set them up and knock them down. That's because the debt...
Luke BurgessPosted November 15, 2007
Production problems mean demand for platinum is exceeding supply, which could push platinum market prices as high as $1,700 an ounce by the end of next year.
Brian HicksPosted November 15, 2007
When it comes to the Warren Buffett story, there's really not much about it that I don't love. After all, how could you not like a guy whose favorite meal is a big cheeseburger and a Cherry Coke...
Brian HicksPosted November 15, 2007
Editor Steve Christ takes a look at the fortunes of the nation's homebuilders as more them try to skirt bankruptcy.
Brian HicksPosted November 14, 2007
Ok. I admit it. When it comes to this story I'm a bit late to the scene. But after reading about Yahoo's settlement yesterday with the families of the Chinese dissidents that the company helped to...
Nick HodgePosted November 14, 2007
This week, editor Nick Hodge takes a look at the convergence of the green building and carbon markets, and discusses the future of each.
Brian HicksPosted November 13, 2007
If it hadn't been for inflationary fears, the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, or the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1980, patient gold investors would have never watched as $104 gold skyrocketed 725%...
Brian HicksPosted November 13, 2007
Big box retailer and national bellwether stock, Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:HD), reported this morning that its 3rd quarter net profit fell by nearly 27% due to a "tough environment" in housing.
Brian HicksPosted November 13, 2007
While a good bit of the news lately surrounding the credit crunch has revolved around those faltering CDOs, the real affects of the sub prime mess actually continue long after those massive...
Brian HicksPosted November 12, 2007
This agitation against the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement seems a bit too late, as the United States and the Republic of Korea (as the South is known, versus the North's Democratic People's Republic...
Brian HicksPosted November 12, 2007
With one eye on a mess of intraday charts and the other on CNBC, I caught this exchange yesterday between two people that can only be described as polar opposites-Ron Paul and Ben Bernanke. It was...