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Thankful for America

Brian Hicks
Posted 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...

Ideas Rule in the "Knowledge Economy"

Brian Hicks
Posted November 22, 2006

When Isaac Newton published his seminal work, Pricipia Mathematica, in 1687, it set the foundation for the classical mechanics that would rule physics for the next 300 years. But as good as...

A Liquid-Filled Future for Our New Age of Technology

Luke Burgess
Posted November 21, 2006

Being taught something new by a ten-year-old will certainly bruise the ego. But when it comes to operating high-tech toys like TiVo and iPod, they have most of us beaten, hands down. Thats just...

The Iraqi Pullout No One Debates

Brian Hicks
Posted November 21, 2006

Politicians and strategists argue about the utility and strength of coalition forces in Iraq. Numbers are compared and considered with thought to stability and security. Meanwhile, an exodus of...

Rhodium Rodeo

Luke Burgess
Posted 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.

Detroit's Depressing DC Ride

Brian Hicks
Posted November 14, 2006

It was a promising Tuesday for mammoth New York stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and its 30 blue chip companies have led a recent valuation rally through record levels. Too bad, then, that...

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...

The Hydrogen Highway

Brian Hicks
Posted November 9, 2006

Long before the Internet became the "Information Superhighway," it was nothing more than the odd realm of scientists, academics, defense types and computer geeks.

The EU's Dark Age

Brian Hicks
Posted November 7, 2006

Though the European Union has attempted to address topics of trade and economic sustainability as a solid front, a half-hour blackout this weekend laid bare the day-to-day frailties of the...

Why I Stayed Up All Night Working on this Letter

Brian Hicks
Posted November 3, 2006

Well, I actually did sleep-from 4 am to 6 am-but it felt like I was up all night. It took a lot longer to review than I thought it would-primarily because there are so many exciting things to say...

Bill Gates on Technology

Brian Hicks
Posted November 2, 2006

It's no secret that I think the future of technology stocks looks very good. But it's not my involvement in the sector that makes me say that-it's the potential of the sector that got me involved.

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