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Save a Tree, Make Some Money

Brian Hicks
Posted May 2, 2007

A new realignment of U.S. corporate accounting standards with Europe could halt the hemorrhage of companies now filing elsewhere. For the U.S.-based international investor, this adds up to enhanced...

Contrarian Island is a Lonely Place

Brian Hicks
Posted May 1, 2007

Being a bear on the Street these days is some kind of hard business. While the bears continue to insist that the glass is half full and could shatter into a million pieces at any moment, the markets...

The Rise of Nuclear Energy from Peak Oil's Ashes

Keith Kohl
Posted April 30, 2007

Over the weekend, I had the distinct pleasure of conversing with one of my Wealth Daily readers. This reader was distraught over society's collapse from peak oil.

What Record High?

Brian Hicks
Posted April 27, 2007

As the Dow burst through the 13,000 milestone this week, few understood the hollowness of the achievement. Measured against the rising dollar-denominated prices of just about everything else on the...

Europe Adds to Central Asian Resource Frenzy

Brian Hicks
Posted April 26, 2007

With the specter of Russian dominance haunting European energy markets, the EU's problems pose a huge energy investment opportunity. This week, a group of European Union foreign ministers gathered...

Say it Ain't So, Angelo Mozilo

Brian Hicks
Posted April 26, 2007

Even now, Angelo Mozilo cries bloody murder as the various branches of the government ponder how to fix the problems that he and his mortgage buddies created.

Sunshine on the DMZ

Brian Hicks
Posted April 25, 2007

Reunification has long been the watchword in Korean diplomacy. Even through the North's recalcitrance, nuclear proliferation, missile-lobbing, and Viagra counterfeiting, the South has kept a...

Sunshine on the Digital DMZ

Brian Hicks
Posted April 24, 2007

The Hermit Kingdom may not be so isolated in the coming years, as both North and South Korea agree to meet in Pyongyang later this years for a technology summit.

Meet the Reaper

Brian Hicks
Posted April 24, 2007

Meet the Reaper. Fully loaded it can carry 3,000 pounds of weapons, including Hellfire missiles and GBU-12 laser-guided bombs. It's the destructive equivalent of an F-15, and it can stay aloft for...

Oil Prices Spike Again Over Nigerian Turmoil

Keith Kohl
Posted April 23, 2007

Let's face it, predicting that oil prices will keep rising this year is like shooting fish in a barrel. This time around it's Nigeria, the world's eighth largest oil exporter. And Nigeria is no...

Marketwatch: Feeling Stronger Every Day

Brian Hicks
Posted April 19, 2007

The broader market averages turned red this morning as the Shanghai Surprise Part II roiled the international markets overnight.

Venezuela's About-Farce