Trading Archives (Page 9)

Trading Archives

The International Growth Wire - 2007-05-16
The force behind emerging market growth is not high-tech or infrastructure investment. Nor is it drug trafficking or organ smuggling. It's the $300-billion-a-year money transfer network, which The New York Times Magazine says churns three times as much money as the total world budget for foreign aid.

Place Your Chips on French Success - 2007-05-09
You've probably heard, "the chips are down" to mean that times aren't good. But the original French phrase means all bets have been placed. This weekend, French voters put their chips down, and investors in France will win.

Admirals, Generals Worried About Climate Change - 2007-04-19
A top panel of eleven retired admirals and generals from all branches of the military released a report on Monday entitled "National Security and the Threat of Climate Change," which was commissioned by the Center for Naval Analyses, a nonprofit government-funded think tank. Here's what they found...

Across the Pond for Ten Pounds - 2007-04-18
No matter how many foreign films you watch or how many hip bistros you eat at, there is no substitute for traveling abroad. Now, with recent breakthroughs in aviation liberalization, low-cost and long-haul carriers may get you up and away more easily than ever.

China: Capitalism with an Asterisk - 2007-04-11
As my host drove me through the western Chinese city of Xining, he smiled kindly. "Here you can really see socialism," he told me, contrasting this smallish provincial capital with the mega-cities of the east. "Where is this socialism?" I wondered. "In the KFC, or the Buick dealership?"

Breaking Oil's Expensive Grip - 2007-03-08
Peak oil or not, the price of crude continues to climb. Driven by increasing worldwide demand and a supply pipeline that is both more costly to produce and found more and more in the hands of our enemies, oil seems destined to edge higher over the coming years.

Cultural Crossover on a Sword's Edge - 2007-02-28
In the critically acclaimed film "Letters from Iwo Jima," the central character is an embattled Japanese general with an intimate understanding of the Americans he is about to fight. But having traveled throughout the United States, Tadamichi Kuribayashi's sense of cultural amity doesn't prevent him from doing his military duty.

An Open Letter to Wealth Daily Readers - 2007-02-22
Brian Hicks introduces Justice Litle, who comes to us from Agora Financial. As lead editor of Outstanding Investments, Justice's readers saw some great years. But that was only the beginning...

How to Beat the Market Every Year - 2007-02-21
Executive Publisher Brian Hicks shares a recent and very profitable trip he took to the Rocky Mountains, where he learned how you can beat the market this year...and every year thereafter.

Iraq Is A Hard Place - 2007-02-07
Musings on where we go from here.

Job Security - President for Life - 2007-01-24
Chavez has already announced his intention to have the constitution changed to permit him to run for a third term in 2012. Currently, any Venezuelan president is limited to two consecutive six-year terms. Is he setting himself up to be the next Castro?

Are Humans Smarter than Yeast? - 2006-12-13
As we all know, the warning signals we have received about energy, food, species extinction and global warming are just the most prominent issues.

Fill 'er Up - 2006-08-25
Average retail gasoline prices have fallen significantly since the beginning of the month and are now at multi-month lows. Here in the U.S., the engine fuel has dropped over 5% since August 4th while average prices in Canada have dropped nearly 10%. But this won't last long.

Manifest Destiny: The Boots that Change the Landscape - 2006-07-19
If the current mess in the Middle East leads to full scale regional war, Gilad Shalit’s brush with destiny will be remembered as the occurrence that started it all.

al-Zarqawi: Cutting Off the Head Won't Kill the Body - 2006-06-09
The U.S. has killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, one of al-Qaeda's most beloved leaders. In retaliation the terrorist organization will strike back hence pushing oil prices higher than they are today.

Beatrice the Bellwether - 2006-04-11
Scotland is in transition. A recently instituted smoking ban finds Edinburgh bars emanating stale sweat and baked potato essence instead of the pleasant-by-comparison nicotine stench. Meanwhile in the hills and off the shores, the Scottish energy indust

Divide and Conquer - 2005-08-26
There's an old political maxim that says: "When your opponent is self-destructing, get out of his way."

China and Russia: BFF (Best Friends Forever) - 2005-08-18
China and Russia have launched a cooperative eight-day war exercise called "Peace Mission 2005." Hold on just a minute. It's a war exercise called "Peace Mission"? That's makes as much sense as a Gloria Steinman wing at the Bunny Ranch.

Green Hotels = Big bucks for LOHAS - 2005-08-18
I was first introduced to the world of sustainable travel back in 1997 while on a weekend trip to the Berkshire Mountains in Massachusetts.

Where Can You Buy Gas for 12 cents/Gallon? - 2005-08-16
For the second day in a row COMEX September copper rose to an all time high this morning touching $1.738 per pound.

The Humpty Dumpty Effect - 2005-08-15
Poor old Humpty was just relaxing, taking it easy on a wall one day. Maybe he was enjoying a smoke. Maybe he was checking out the lady eggs. Then all of a sudden... WHAM!! The poor schmuck falls off the wall and busts into a million pieces. No one can put him back together again. A sad story really.

Dear Iran... We're Coming for a Visit - 2005-08-12
Today crude-oil prices flew by its recent highs, past $65 and past $66, touching an all time high of $67.10 per barrel.

Conveniently Organic - 2005-08-10
Last weekend I took a trip to Ithaca, NY to visit some friends. The drive from Baltimore is roughly five and a half hours. So that equates to at least one bathroom break and fill-up each way. (Now stay with me, because it's the bathroom breaks and fill-ups that maintain the importance of this story.)

Water: The New Bling - 2005-08-09
Southwest Water Company shares were up over $0.70 by lunchtime today just under the company's 52-wk high.

Crude Awakening - 2005-08-08
I have a morning routine. When I walk into the office I grab a cup of joe, turn on my PC, check my email and then check oil prices.

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