Brian HicksUpdated September 20, 2007
When it comes to the media blitz, not many can match the whirlwind tour currently being put on by the Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan. In many ways it is "The Maestro" at his finest.
Brian HicksUpdated September 19, 2007
Before I get started, I have to get something off my chest. Something I've been telling everyone I run into since I poured my first cup: The coffee at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia is the best in...
Brian HicksUpdated September 18, 2007
Something big is brewing along the Persian Gulf, and it's not what you might expect. Is Iran going to bomb us? Not likely. Will Iraqis beat their swords into plowshares in 2008? Ha. This past...
Brian HicksUpdated September 17, 2007
Of all places it was the garage where it was born. There, some 60 years ago, college pals Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard founded the firm that would later bear their name: Hewlett-Packard.
Brian HicksUpdated September 13, 2007
Earlier this year I wrote about the $300 billion-per-year international remittance industry, the channel by which the bulk of some countries' gross national product is generated. How will new...
Brian HicksUpdated September 11, 2007
Like any party that went on about five hours after it should have ended, the mortgage mess has delivered up yet another story that you just couldn't make up, even if you tried.
Brian HicksUpdated September 6, 2007
Today's WD is heavy with charts. My apologies. But there's a set of charts at the end of this article that are downright frightening. So I urge you to look carefully at my analysis.
Brian HicksUpdated September 4, 2007
What unites Egyptian Pharaohs, Israelis, and Mexicans? Recently, I braved the blazing desert sun to get an inside look at the revival of a 6,000-year-old copper mine and find out.
Brian HicksUpdated September 3, 2007
Panic selling can decimate a market. It can put the best growth and value stocks on their backs and turn the most dedicated investor against them.
Brian HicksUpdated September 1, 2007
Here it is. The last day of August. Even though summer doesn't officially end until September 22, for many of us August 31st represents the end of sun, fun and surf, at least psychologically.
Brian HicksUpdated August 30, 2007
As if shedding nearly 40,000 jobs over the last eight months weren't quite bad enough, in some ways the mortgage industry's troubles have really just begun. The next blow, it seems, promises to come...
Brian HicksUpdated August 29, 2007
Since last November, it has been my great pleasure to bring you the stories that I believe will lead the markets for years to come. From nanotech to Web 2.0 to robotics to IPTV and everything in...