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The Blame Game Has Begun

Brian Hicks
Updated 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.

Pain at the Persian Pump

Brian Hicks
Updated 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...

Robotic Surgeons Answer the Call

Brian Hicks
Updated 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 wouldn’t last. It ended instead...

Cow Tongues and Chinese Funds

Brian Hicks
Updated 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...

24 Cents an Hour, 70 Hours a Week

Brian Hicks
Updated 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...

Israel: Money in the Middle

Brian Hicks
Updated 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.

1933 Law = Massive Profits Today

Nick Hodge
Updated 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...

Top Docs Prep for Surgery on Mars

Brian Hicks
Updated May 17, 2007

In the deep blue waters off the coast of Key Largo, NASA’s “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...

Between Fossil Fools and Peak-Oil Prophets

Brian Hicks
Updated 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.

The International Growth Wire

Brian Hicks
Updated 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.

The Bulls Continue to Roam

Brian Hicks
Updated 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...

Record High Gas Prices Fueling our Profits

Keith Kohl
Updated 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.