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Australia Anti-Inflation Stocks - 2008-02-04
Wealth Daily global editor unearths major profit potential in a secret Australian government document.

Global Investment Strategies - 2008-01-28
International editor Sam Hopkins looks at the way east-to-west trading day movement can affect global investment strategies.

U.S. Economic Outlook - 2008-01-14
Wealth Daily international guru Sam Hopkins takes a look at the reality of the U.S. consumer economy and how to play it.

Investing in Frontier Markets - 2008-01-07
Wealth Daily editor Sam Hopkins takes a look at the highest returns and highest risks in the world's frontier markets.

2008 Global ETF Outlook - 2007-12-31
Wealth Daily international guru Sam Hopkins dissects the international ETF scene as the year turns.

Christmas in China - 2007-12-24
Wealth Daily international guru talks about his time in China and what this Christmas will bring to the Middle Kingdom.

Central Banks - 2007-12-19
Wealth Daily editor Sam Hopkins diagnoses what ails world markets, and whether or not central banks can cure them.

Global Markets Recover Higher - 2007-12-10
Wealth Daily editor Sam Hopkins looks at global market investment patterns for the current stock recovery.

Chavez, Putin, and the World Economy - 2007-12-03
Wealth Daily editor Sam Hopkins talks about the future of politics and market opportunities in Venezuela and Russia after last weekend's elections.

Asian and American Economies - 2007-11-26
Just back from Asia, Wealth Daily editor Sam Hopkins breaks down the risks and benefits of investing in the Asian and American economies.

China's Economy - 2007-11-19
Over the past week, I've seen China's past, present and future. In central China's Xi'an, I saw high-tech metallurgy that western science only caught up to within the past century.

The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement - 2007-11-12
This agitation against the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement seems a bit too late, as the United States and the Republic of Korea (as the South is known, versus the North's Democratic People's Republic of Korea) signed the deal in June.

Dollar Losing Value - 2007-11-08
Since I arrived here in Japan, I've been out in the street markets and up in the highest floors of Tokyo skyscrapers, eating everything from mung bean desert cakes to steaks, and meeting with Japanese businessmen from conglomerates and start-up firms alike.

Japan, Korea, and China in Two Weeks - 2007-10-30
BALTIMORE, MD: In a week's time, I'll either be in the air over the International Date Line or standing in a customs queue. It will be the beginning of two and a half weeks in Asia, and perhaps the most important trip of my investment career.

Foreign Stocks Win! - 2007-10-23
After Japan beat the United States in the World Baseball Classic and Argentina topped the "Dream Team" in Olympic hoops, it's no wonder foreign stock markets are beating Wall Street at its own game.

China Stock Market Boom - 2007-10-16
China now has the fourth largest market cap in the world. The Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong exchanges are all beating the pants off of Wall Street. But this week's Communist Party Congress tells me there's plenty of room to grow.

Infrastructure Investments - 2007-10-09
As new markets develop globally, strong sources of power and lines of communication need to be established and boosted. Infrastructure is the industry behind everything, and no investment portfolio is complete without it.

The Ukraine Economy - Part 2 - 2007-10-05
Since returning from Ukraine, I've been asked one particular question more than any other...

The Hottest World Markets Today - 2007-10-02
Four years ago, a team of economists at Goldman Sachs hatched an acronym that would carry monumental connotations for emerging market investors. Here's where we stand, four years down the road.

The Ukraine Economy - 2007-09-28
Brian Hicks details his recent trip to Kiev, Ukraine, where he comments on the Ukraine economy and its blockbuster investment opportunities.

Persian Gulf to Wall Street, Part II - 2007-09-25
Last Tuesday I told you about my boldest prediction in international financial tectonics yet--that Persian Gulf countries and their sovereign wealth funds would soon change the face of Wall Street. Late last week, those tremors turned into a full-scale earthquake.

Persian Gulf to Wall Street - 2007-09-18
Something big is brewing along the Persian Gulf, and it's not what you might expect. Is Iran going to bomb us? Not likely. Will Iraqis beat their swords into plowshares in 2008? Ha. This past weekend, in Philadelphia, a select group of investors got the scoop.

Real Estate and Remittances - 2007-09-13
Earlier this year I wrote about the $300 billion-per-year international remittance industry, the channel by which the bulk of some countries' gross national product is generated. How will new attempts to discourage Latin American migrant workers and nationwide housing woes affect the flow of funds in the Americas?

Brazil's Hot Stock Market - 2007-08-28
The hottest spot in Brazil isn't the Copacabana beach. It's not the Sambadrome built for Carnival parades or the violent streets of the hillside favelas. It's the stock exchange.

It's a Shoo-In - 2007-08-27
The current economic debate really boils down to one essential question: "Will there be a recession?" To me, the question has about as much vitality as debating whether Roger Clemens will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. (With over 300 wins and more strikeouts than any other pitcher besides Nolan Ryan, the Rocket is a sure thing for Cooperstown). Similarly, a recession is not a question of "if" but merely of "when."

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