Brian HicksPosted July 26, 2007
At the ripe old age of 43, the fact that I'm a living and breathing anachronism is something that is kind of hard for me to admit. But every time that I check out of any store these days I am...
Brian HicksPosted July 24, 2007
Baltimore, Md.--When it comes to what people actually do when they are at work over the course of a long day, there is one profession whose daily grind absolutely astounds me. When it comes to a...
Brian HicksPosted July 23, 2007
If I were to suggest that the mining industry owes its current robust condition to the Internet, the image of a horse's posterior might pop into your head. But bear with me, and see if you cant be...
Brian HicksPosted July 20, 2007
During his testimony before Congress this week, Ben Bernanke didn't hesitate to opine on a number of topics that had very little to do with his mandate as Fed Chairman. The wealth gap, racial...
Brian HicksPosted July 20, 2007
TSX Venture listed companies were the beneficiaries of over CA$1 Billion in the month of June, bringing the total amount raised for 2007 to almost $6 Billion.
Brian HicksPosted July 19, 2007
As we have said so many times before in these pages, watching the government do practically anything is akin to watching molasses run down he hill in January. But as slow as that bureaucratic morass...
Brian HicksPosted July 17, 2007
To almost any sane person, a 1,300 pound bull is nothing to be fooling around with. An image of power, the massive animal is really nothing more than muscle, hooves, and horns. And then there is the...
Brian HicksPosted July 17, 2007
In China's big cities, maids are going back to work and casting their day-trading dreams to the wind. The number of new accounts for trading Chinese A-shares (the most basic stock available to...
Brian HicksPosted July 13, 2007
This week, bond rating agencies Moody's and Standard & Poor's finally announced downgrades on billions of dollars of bonds backed by sub-prime mortgages.
Nick HodgePosted July 12, 2007
Today, Nick takes a look at the history of plastics in order to gain insight about the future of the bioplastic industry.
Brian HicksPosted July 12, 2007
Like most entrepreneurs, Roger Davey is a man who sees something that very few other people do. Because of it he takes risks, he works hard, and he pushes his dream down a road with no sure answers...
Brian HicksPosted July 10, 2007
Recently I told you about a 100 MW solar power project in Abu Dhabi, one of the United Arab Emirates. As one of the top oil and gas producers in the world, the UAE won the geological jackpot...