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November 2005 Archives

Justified Hype - 2005-11-29
In my other life as a disc jockey, I've witnessed the rise of many previously unknown talents. Artists in every branch of music, from experimental noise to straightforward rock 'n' roll, depend on DJs to expand their audience and turn them into household names.

Chicken Dance - 2005-11-28
It was probably mentioned a million times at the dinner tables over the Thanksgiving holiday this year.

Massive Metal Rally - 2005-11-28
Today most metals hit multi-year highs in a broad metals rally.

Revolutionize the way we watch TV - 2005-11-25
Yesterday as my father, brother, and I watched the Broncos spoiled Thanksgiving for the Cowboys, my dad asked me about something I told you about two weeks ago. IPTV.

Bet Window Still Open - 2005-11-22
It feels good to root for the dark horse. But in a race, all bets are off once the horses leave the starting gate. Good thing for us the stock market doesn't run the same way, allowing people to take notice of an underdog and ride it to the top.

Welcome to Absurdistan - 2005-11-22
While the Chinese plot how to capture a significant share of the world's global market, leaders in the Western world are castrating themselves over whether the word "women" should be changed to a less male-centric "womyn."

The Collapse of GM - 2005-11-21
Over the summer we mentioned that gold might hit $500 by year's end. And it looks as if we are going to be right on target.

Gas-to-Liquids - 2005-11-18
Two hundred years ago the industrial revolution initiated the world's need for energy. Today, the electronic revolution is driving that demand higher with each passing day.

GM Go Bye-Bye - 2005-11-17
General Motors is staring down the barrel of a gun.

The Amazing Hopkins - 2005-11-17
Yep, I call 'em right. My subjective radar was right on the nose, and I scooped the leader of our very own Hyperpower on his big Asia policy speech.

Greatest Contrarian Plays - 2005-11-14
The Wealth Daily Research Staff describes four of the greatest contrarian plays of all time.

Taiwan Tied-Down? - 2005-11-14
As China weaves an international web of trade alliances, the hardest strand to sort out is also its most public foreign policy matter. Taiwan has maintained since 1949 that it is a separate entity from the mainland, which the Beijing government of course refutes.

Lightspeed Computer Chips - 2005-11-10
As the Wealth Daily team at the east coast command office in Baltimore sat around one computer watching, through live streaming video, Senators grill big oil execs about their charitable contributions, I thought to myself just how far the Internet has come from the days of dial-up.

Alpha-States - 2005-11-10
I received a number of e-mail responses to Monday's Waking Dragon ("Fast Times at Pacific Rim High"), including ones from Canadians happy with the way I addressed the trade situation between our two NHL-brother countries.

The Fed: A Team Player for Wall Street - 2005-11-08
We've all seen the painful results of the Internet bubble. Many of us have experienced it personally.

Lamp Posts Indicate Bull Market? - 2005-11-08
If you need proof of the commodities bull market, you need look no further than the crooks in Baltimore City.

Fast Times at Pacific Rim High - 2005-11-07
Sometimes geopolitics seems more like high school. The self-assured jock (USA) begs all comers to "bring it on," while the brainiac (China) threatens to take his eminently copyable homework and go home.

Television of the Future - 2005-11-04
You may already know of Voice over Internet Protocol, also called VoIP. VoIP sends and receives vocal communication over the internet. The voice data runs over a packet-switched network instead of the traditional circuit-switched lines, which conventional telephones use today.

All My Dollars - 2005-11-03
Last week, I wrote about AMD and how I think they are positioning themselves for a real run at Intel. As I run the Asian Investment Desk here at Wealth Daily, my analysis stemmed mainly from the California-based firm's significant forays into the Chinese computing game.