Brian HicksUpdated 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...
Brian HicksUpdated August 7, 2007
Few would have dreamed of gallivanting around China during the Cultural Revolution. Now, the country is a tourist hotbed and host of a major tourism industry gathering this year. Could North Korea...
Brian HicksUpdated November 22, 2005
It feels good to root for the dark horse. But in a race, all bets are off once the horses leave the starting gate. Good thing for us the stock market doesn't run the same way, allowing people to...
Brian HicksUpdated December 2, 2005
If the US goes to war with China, it might as well drop a bomb on Los Angeles.
Brian HicksUpdated December 9, 2005
As I sat down in one of the meeting rooms of Baltimore's World Trade Center, I wondered why the evening's lecture had drawn the same demographic as an episode of Matlock.
Brian HicksUpdated December 20, 2005
There are few things I find more frustrating than a bad metaphor. Figurative language has the ability to make one sound educated, insightful, and even original.
Brian HicksUpdated December 23, 2005
Banking in China can be confusing. Staying this summer in the western province of Qinghai, I did not have access to more than one bank that could change U.S. dollars or make a withdrawal from my...
Brian HicksUpdated January 31, 2006
You may remember that in my original write-up on AMD, I gave a price target of $39 a share. This was during a period when AMD was trading for around $25 a share.
Brian HicksUpdated February 7, 2006
Next to the main road there used to be a restaurant. A small shop where the smells were inviting, the people smiled and the food piled high on the plate before you devoured each delicious bite of...
Brian HicksUpdated March 3, 2006
Christopher Columbus left home for India. He didn't get there. Our own president, George W. Bush, has found his own path, following the trail of corporations and entrepreneurs who made their way -...
Brian HicksUpdated June 27, 2006
Mexico lost, but the Mexicans play on. Following the national soccer selections fall to the Argentinean team on one of the most spectacular shots of the World Cup this weekend, the United...
Brian HicksUpdated July 27, 2007
Last week, as the Dow breached the 14,000 mark for the first time, bullish swagger on Wall Street went into overdrive. Some of the bulls that I'm often pitted against on television used the occasion...