Brian HicksUpdated May 24, 2007
As the housing market continues to plummet and the mortgage morass delivers one borrower after another into the pit of foreclosure, the blame game has begun in earnest.
Brian HicksUpdated May 24, 2007
This Tuesday, western news outlets reported the beginning of gasoline rationing in Iran with terse certainty. But the view from Iran is much more complicated, and shows the disarray of oil refining...
Brian HicksUpdated May 23, 2007
For 54 years, Dennis Murray had definitely beaten the odds. Unlike most people his age, he had never been hospitalized, not even once. Sadly, though, his streak wouldnt last. It ended instead...
Brian HicksUpdated May 23, 2007
My dad always makes corny jokes that elicit groans from family members and chuckles from the uninitiated. One of my favorites is, "When you eat cow tongue, are you tasting the cow or is the cow...
Brian HicksUpdated May 23, 2007
Fluent in Mandarin, Benjamin Ross has conducted research for several multinational corporations involving migrant workers, cell phones, Internet cafés, and people with disabilities as they pertain...
Brian HicksUpdated May 21, 2007
In Gaza to the southwest and Lebanon to the north, rockets and bullets are flying. In the middle of it all, Israeli scientists are launching the companies of tomorrow.
Nick HodgeUpdated May 17, 2007
Unbeknownst to most, the Farm Bill--updated every five years or so--is hardly a bill at all. Instead, it's a long-running accumulation of many diverse acts subject to periodic review and...
Brian HicksUpdated May 17, 2007
In the deep blue waters off the coast of Key Largo, NASAs aquanauts are hard at work. Sixty feet below the waves, they are busy practicing the same types of tasks that they may one day be...
Brian HicksUpdated May 17, 2007
There's a fine line between fools and prophets. Talisman Energy CEO Jim Buckee treads it boldly, and his recent Peak Oil proclamation is certain to ruffle some feathers.
Brian HicksUpdated May 16, 2007
The force behind emerging market growth is not high-tech or infrastructure investment. Nor is it drug trafficking or organ smuggling. It's the $300-billion-a-year money transfer network.
Brian HicksUpdated May 15, 2007
Dow futures ran red this morning and for a moment it looked like the bears might actually have something to growl about. National giants Home Depot and Wal-Mart both managed to disappoint the...
Keith KohlUpdated May 14, 2007
If you haven't noticed yet, gasoline prices have climbed again. The recent jump to $3.07 per gallon surpasses the record highs we experienced after 2005's devastating hurricane season.