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Study Finds Homes to be Unaffordable in Most U.S. Metro Areas

Brian Hicks
Updated January 18, 2007

During the bubblicious frenzy, the mantra of the real-estate crowd was as simple. Housing, they said, was nothing like stocks. And in a certain respect they were right. Because although I have never...

Is Congress Preparing for Peak Oil?

Keith Kohl
Updated January 22, 2007

The house unveiled its attack on big oil last week with the introduction of their new energy plan. Yet their plan seems as if it is preparing for a future after peak oil.

Job Security - President for Life

Brian Hicks
Updated January 24, 2007

Chavez has already announced his intention to have the constitution changed to permit him to run for a third term in 2012. Currently, any Venezuelan president is limited to two consecutive six-year...

The Home Building Slowdown

Brian Hicks
Updated January 25, 2007

The madness of the nation's housing bulls reached new highs this week as they continued to chortle that the show must go on. Desperate for fresh evidence that the boom still has legs, they even...

Liquefied Natural Gas Outlook

Keith Kohl
Updated January 29, 2007

Although liquefied natural gas has experienced relatively low growth over the last five years, its outlook is looking brighter.

The Big Yawn

Brian Hicks
Updated October 23, 2006

Our mining stocks this past month have been mostly a "big yawn." The seasonal surge in the metals that we usually see going into the fall appears to be on hold.

Introducing "Mortgage Matters"

Brian Hicks
Updated October 26, 2006

Gene Hackman is a great actor. He played the lead in one of my favorite films from the 70s, "The Poseidon Adventure." It’s the unforgettable story of a cruise ship that is struck and capsized by...

An Avalanche of Mail

Brian Hicks
Updated November 2, 2006

When I introduced the “Mortgage Matters” aspect of this column last week, I was prepared for a fair amount of interest. But what has come in since that column ran has been nothing short of an...

Life on the Courthouse Steps

Brian Hicks
Updated November 9, 2006

The story of Zudhi Karagjozi is as old as America itself. From a modest beginning selling real estate in Queens, NY, Mr. Karagjozi grabbed his first rung on the ladder, continued to climb, and when...

Rhodium Rodeo

Luke Burgess
Updated November 20, 2006

With demand for rhodium still high and producers unable to make with the goods, rhodium is poised to break its all-time high of $7,000 an ounce over the next few years.

Thankful for America

Brian Hicks
Updated November 23, 2006

The Mona Passage, the strait between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, is a dangerous place. It is here that the Atlantic Ocean meets the Caribbean Sea in a swirl of currents that are among...

The Dollar's Woes Accelerate

Brian Hicks
Updated November 27, 2006

While I have been talking about the problems with the dollar for many years now, alarming red flags regarding the dollar are suddenly showing up in the mainstream media. This is a major shift in...