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Threats and Opportunities: Israel Knows Both - 2007-06-06
In the same way that the State of Israel was not born into a vacuum, it is essential to put Israel's energy development in a regional context. Today on the Red Sea, I heard European, Jordanian, and of course Israeli perspectives on Israel’s future in the age of Peak Oil.

Pain at the Persian Pump - 2007-05-24
This Tuesday, western news outlets reported the beginning of gasoline rationing in Iran with terse certainty. But the view from Iran is much more complicated, and shows the disarray of oil refining operations in the world's number-three oil producer.

24 Cents an Hour, 70 Hours a Week - 2007-05-23
Fluent in Mandarin, Benjamin Ross has conducted research for several multinational corporations involving migrant workers, cell phones, Internet cafés, and people with disabilities as they pertain to the Chinese market and its 11% annual growth.

Between Fossil Fools and Peak-Oil Prophets - 2007-05-17
There's a fine line between fools and prophets. Talisman Energy CEO Jim Buckee treads it boldly, and his recent Peak Oil proclamation is certain to ruffle some feathers.

Marbles in Your Mouth and Profits in Your Pocket - 2007-05-10
Molybdenum is a mouthful. But this important transition metal and alloy component should be in your commodity vocabulary.

"Growth" Is in the Eye of the Beholder - 2007-05-04
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 hot nor too cold. I believe the analogy is apt simply because U.S. economic growth is a fairy tale!

Coming Soon: Energy Tech Stocks from the Persian Gulf - 2007-05-03
Never say the desert can't bloom. From oil and gas engineering advances to solar panels outside the world's richest cities, tech is taking root in the sand.

Save a Tree, Make a Fortune - 2007-05-02
A new realignment of U.S. corporate accounting standards with Europe could halt the hemorrhage of companies now filing elsewhere. For the U.S.-based international investor, this adds up to enhanced profit.

What Record High? - 2007-04-27
As the Dow burst through the 13,000 milestone this week, few understood the hollowness of the achievement. Measured against the rising dollar-denominated prices of just about everything else on the planet, the Dow has actually lost value over the past seven years.

Europe Adds to Central Asian Resource Frenzy - 2007-04-26
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 in Luxembourg took a first step towards the resource-rich countries of Central Asia.

Sunshine on the Digital DMZ - 2007-04-24
Reunification has long been the watchword in Korean diplomacy. Even through the North's recalcitrance, nuclear proliferation, missile-lobbing, and Viagra counterfeiting, the South has kept a sanguine smile. Make that a cyber-smile, as the Koreas connect in a new way this year.

Venezuela's About-Farce - 2007-04-19
In the struggle for international energy solutions, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez views the Western Hemisphere's ethanol effort as more of a tug-o'-war than a joint heave. If you're looking for an answer, an argument alone won't do. Who knows when Venezuela will ditch the dirt and seize its clear opportunities?

Perched Precariously on a Precipice - 2007-04-16
The dollar is no longer responding to traditional stimulants. Last week, despite the apparently "hawkish" tone in the recently released Fed minutes and trade deficit figures that were slightly less horrific than expected, the dollar nevertheless declined against just about every currency on the planet.

Fiercer Than the Race for Oil or Natural Gas - 2007-04-12
I have to admit something--I don't know much about nuclear physics. You might not either, but I bet you know what a mushroom cloud looks like. Unfortunately, a filmstrip's worth of familiarity with nuclear fuel and its possible uses just won't do in this reinvigorated nuclear century.

Oil Causes and Heals All Wounds - 2007-04-05
A new path for petroleum is now in the works, as leaders of five southern European nations inked a deal Tuesday to build the so-called Pan-European Oil Pipeline. Not only the planned route is new: the political will expressed in the PEOP deal may foreshadow a new era for this troubled region.

European Stocks: Exposure or Explosion? - 2007-04-03
Do you remember when Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated? Or when the Spanish flu paralyzed the American populace? Then you might recall the last time European equity markets outsized Wall Street. That is, until last week.

Buzz-Saw Economics, Part 2: Wine on My Mind - 2007-03-28
As I headed out to the suburbs of Santiago last Tuesday to visit the world's first winery to list on the New York Stock Exchange, I expected to have a day of snooty sophistication. But I got a look at the "other Santiago" along the way.

Direct from Chile: Buzz-Saw Economics, Part 1 - 2007-03-21
SANTIAGO, CHILE: Twice in my life have I ever heard--let alone tolerated--the sound of power tools outside my bedroom at midnight. Once was in 2005, in Northern Tibet, China. The other time was this Monday night in Santiago, Chile.

From the Sub-Prime to the Ridiculous - 2007-03-16
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 not carefully implemented. Today's commentary from Peter Schiff highlights the theater of the absurd that sometimes unfolds in boardrooms and trading markets.

Special Report from Colombia - 2007-03-13
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 importance for the past, present and future of the Americas.

Diving into Latin America - 2007-03-07
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 a new tide of populist rage.

Sign Your Country on the Dotted Line - 2007-03-01
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 training apply to fossil fuel?

Is the Fed Finally Losing Its Credibility? - 2007-02-23
Since higher interest rates are typically bearish for gold, the metal has dipped on signs of elevated inflation. However, Wednesday's $20 surge indicates that something meaningful may have changed.

South America's New Drug - 2007-02-20
At the upcoming Biofuels America Conference and Expo in Cartagena, Colombia, I will bear witness to a crucial development in Latin American history - the development of alternative energy.

Selling our Cows to Buy Milk - 2007-02-16
On Tuesday of this week we learned that in 2006 Americans racked up a record $763.6 Billion trade deficit, and that two Australian mining firms, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, were each contemplating $40 billion bids for U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa.

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