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China, Vietnam, and the New Domino Theory
Brian HicksUpdated September 5, 2006
Though I doubt hell land on the roof of the Hanoi embassy, US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulsons arrival in Vietnam this week is symbolic. Vietnam vacated in bitterness by Marine helicopter...
Remember the Other Eleventh
Brian HicksUpdated September 12, 2006
The news crawler on the morning of December 11, 2001 scooted across the bottom of the TV screen at its normal pace. The previous night's sports scores, some stock prices...Oh, and China was...
The EU's Dark Age
Brian HicksUpdated 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...
Slovenia Sniffs the Euro Rose
Brian HicksUpdated January 9, 2007
Though it only turned a full five years old this January 1, the European common currency has blossomed. Now the euro's aroma is drawing the former captive nations of Eastern Europe - with Slovenia...
State of the Union - and the World
Brian HicksUpdated January 23, 2007
Once a year, the President officially connects the branches of government through his words. In his 2007 State of the Union address, George W. Bush must convey a revamped vision of the world to a...
Taking Stock of New Global Markets
Brian HicksUpdated February 6, 2007
Last week's announcement of a strategic alliance between the New York Stock Exchange and the Tokyo Stock Exchange wasn't just a handshake between peers - it was the opening bell of a new era of...
From the Sub-Prime to the Ridiculous
Brian HicksUpdated March 16, 2007
Here in Santiago, Chile, the sun is bright. The future is also bright for the national economy of Chile, but as many U.S. investors homeowners are now learning, capitalism can bring cataclysm if...
Europe Adds to Central Asian Resource Frenzy
Brian HicksUpdated April 26, 2007
With the specter of Russian dominance haunting European energy markets, the EU's problems pose a huge energy investment opportunity. This week, a group of European Union foreign ministers gathered...
"Growth" Is in the Eye of the Beholder
Brian HicksUpdated May 4, 2007
It may come as a shock to many of you, but I too believe that we are experiencing a "Goldilocks" economy. But unlike most on Wall Street, I do not define this as economic growth that is neither too...
A Worthless Dollar?
Brian HicksUpdated July 13, 2007
This week, bond rating agencies Moody's and Standard & Poor's finally announced downgrades on billions of dollars of bonds backed by sub-prime mortgages.
What a Difference a Week Makes!
Brian HicksUpdated July 27, 2007
Last week, as the Dow breached the 14,000 mark for the first time, bullish swagger on Wall Street went into overdrive. Some of the bulls that I'm often pitted against on television used the occasion...
The Best Way to Invest in the Muslim World
Brian HicksUpdated August 14, 2007
It's an underdog in emerging Asia and in the Islamic world too. Indonesia has the world's fourth-largest population, and is number one among predominantly Muslim states. Here's why you can't afford...
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