Brian HicksPosted March 7, 2006
Lenin stares at me while I sleep. I know it's not something you'd expect from an editor of Wealth Daily, but let me explain my motivation. The red satin banner on the wall next to my bed bears the...
Luke BurgessPosted March 6, 2006
It's difficult to hear about how much oil is consumed by the U.S. Department of Defense and not be shocked.
Brian HicksPosted March 3, 2006
Christopher Columbus left home for India. He didn't get there. Our own president, George W. Bush, has found his own path, following the trail of corporations and entrepreneurs who made their way -...
Brian HicksPosted February 28, 2006
The Cantonese streets of Hong Kong are packed with Mandarin speakers, yammering away about the sights and sounds of their favorite Special Administrative Region.
Luke BurgessPosted February 27, 2006
It's a preschool lesson that all youngsters know: Never take candy from a stranger
Brian HicksPosted February 24, 2006
"Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, the medicine go doooown, the medicine go down... Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, in the most delightful way!"
Brian HicksPosted February 21, 2006
Last Friday, I introduced you to the mechanism of micro-finance as a catalyst of the future world economy.
Luke BurgessPosted February 20, 2006
Luke Burgess here, writing from the comforts of my couch today as the U.S. market's are closed for in honor of President's day
Brian HicksPosted February 17, 2006
There's an unwritten rule in international business: the more dangerous the opportunity, the more enticing and astronomical the rewards could be.
Brian HicksPosted February 15, 2006
I remember riding in the front seat of a car in China and noting the nameplates of the cars in front of me, wondering, "Will names like Dongfeng ever roll off the tongues of American consumers?"
Luke BurgessPosted February 13, 2006
You already know oil is the lifeblood of modern industrial society. Today almost every human endeavor from transportation, to manufacturing, to electricity, to plastics is inextricably connected to...
Brian HicksPosted February 10, 2006
Wizard of Oz jokes get old quick. Having grown up in Kansas City, and on the Kansas side at that, I've put up with more than my share of mind-numbingly corny stabs at humor centering on the...