Brian HicksPosted December 28, 2006
Watching the government do practically anything is often akin to watching molasses run down the hill in January. But like that slow running ooze it eventually manages to accomplish its feat. Nowhere...
Brian HicksPosted December 27, 2006
For generations of science fiction writers the idea of robotic hordes ruling the battlefield has been fertile ground for their active imaginations. From Star Wars to The Terminator, the rise...
Keith KohlPosted December 22, 2006
The fact that global demand will rise year after year as our craving for oil continues isnt questioned. One might assume the natural course of action would be to ramp up exploration in order to...
Brian HicksPosted December 21, 2006
In a 58-page study released yesterday, the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) predicts that some 2.2 million sub-prime borrowers will lose their homes to foreclosure in the coming years...
Brian HicksPosted December 20, 2006
Time magazine may have punted their choice of person of the year by lamely choosing "You," but here at Quantum Investor our choice was a whole lot easier. That's because in the course of our work we...
Brian HicksPosted December 19, 2006
NEW YORK, NY: In the City That Never Sleeps, it's easy to think the whole world has come to you. But being here, you realize that though the senses are treated to a 24-hour international array...
Brian HicksPosted December 18, 2006
There is nothing more bullish for gold, not even the rapidly accelerating woes of the U.S. dollar, than the destabilizing scenarios that would come with serious global geo-political chaos.
Brian HicksPosted December 14, 2006
The latest foreclosure figures were released yesterday, and in a word they were ugly. According to RealtyTrac, the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, another 120,334 properties...
Brian HicksPosted December 13, 2006
Before there was the Smart Pill, there was The Fantastic Voyage. That was the 1966 science fiction thriller that featured an amazing trip by a miniaturized submarine and its crew into the...
Brian HicksPosted December 13, 2006
As we all know, the warning signals we have received about energy, food, species extinction and global warming are just the most prominent issues.
Brian HicksPosted December 12, 2006
Whimsical literary musings sometimes come true. The journey described in Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon, for example, materialized over a century later. His Journey to the Center of the...
Brian HicksPosted December 11, 2006
As someone who is constantly evaluating junior mining stocks, I am finding that it is becoming increasingly important to be even more selective when buying shares.