Luke BurgessPosted March 14, 2007
Since the beginning of 2002, the major American indices have posted modest gains. The Dow Jones has tacked on a healthy 22.5% while the NASDAQ and SP500 have gained 22.3% and 22.2% respectively. And...
Brian HicksPosted March 13, 2007
When it comes to overnight success stories, Michael Dells is certainly one for the books. After all, how many 19-year-old college kids manage to rack up nearly $6 million in first-year sales by...
Brian HicksPosted March 13, 2007
Un Nuevo Mundo. Even if your Spanish is limited to Mexican menu literacy or Ricky Martin lyrics, you probably understand this phrase. It translates as "A New World," and it bears great historical...
Keith KohlPosted March 12, 2007
The future demand for Canadian oil sands is practically assured. Over the next decade, the U.S. is going to reduce its reliance on Middle Eastern oil. President Bush confirmed this during his last...
Brian HicksPosted March 8, 2007
Peak oil or not, the price of crude continues to climb. Driven by increasing worldwide demand and a supply pipeline that is both more costly to produce and found more and more in the hands of our...
Brian HicksPosted March 7, 2007
PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO: Back in Baltimore, it's snowing and below freezing. In Mexico, the blue water is as clear as President Bush's choice: adapt to the Latin American climate or get swept up in...
Brian HicksPosted March 6, 2007
Ever since Chris Anderson coined the term the long tail, the business world has been abuzz about what the Wired editor managed to uncover. As with Malcolm Gladwells tipping point before...
Brian HicksPosted March 5, 2007
Last September I wrote and article with the same headline (Part I) shortly after the gold market had a big selloff. In that article, dated September 13, 2007, I told investors to not worry, that...
Brian HicksPosted March 2, 2007
What started as a mere brush fire in the sub-prime mortgage market has now quickly turned into a five-alarm blaze. Fed by tinder-dry bundles of risky loans, the fire has now singed the fingers of...
Brian HicksPosted March 1, 2007
Tuesday morning started just like all of the rest of them: the cat woke me up, my wife had taken all of the covers and the kids were carrying on and getting ready for school. But after tuning into...
Brian HicksPosted March 1, 2007
Old research habits die hard. Actually, it's my belief that knowledge should not be compartmentalized - you know what you know, and latent awareness can only help. Now, why does my linguistic...
Brian HicksPosted February 28, 2007
In the critically acclaimed film "Letters from Iwo Jima," the central character is an embattled Japanese general with an intimate understanding of the Americans he is about to fight. But having...