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September 2007 Archives

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.

Tech Stocks Rise from Housing's Ashes - 2007-09-27
The nation's housing sector took yet another blow this morning as the most recent data on new home sales further revealed to the Street what it already knows--the bottom in housing is nowhere in sight. Techs meanwhile staged a rally

Wind Powered Energy - 2007-09-26
Jeff Siegel discusses GE and it's progression with Wind Powered Energy.

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.

Inflation on the Menu - 2007-09-24
Well, after a whole two weeks of reading the tea leaves and the chicken entrails, the Bernanke Fed finally showed its true colors. Choosing between a roast pig (the economy) and a cooked goose (the dollar), Chef Ben decided to cook the goose after all.

The Carbon Market - 2007-09-21
Besides adding words like manbag (a male handbag), yummy mummy (an attractive mother), garburator (a garbage disposal), and removing over 16,000 hyphens from words like fig-leaf and leap-frog, the dictionary also added some words that can serve as a barometer for how the world has changed in the last five years.

Sleep Tight, Mr. Greenspan - 2007-09-20
When it comes to the media blitz, not many can match the whirlwind tour currently being put on by the Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan. In many ways it is "The Maestro" at his finest.

Profit From the Peak Energy Conference - 2007-09-19
Before I get started, I have to get something off my chest. Something I've been telling everyone I run into since I poured my first cup: The coffee at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia is the best in town. Period.

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.

VC's Search for the Next Big Thing - 2007-09-17
Of all places it was the garage where it was born. There, some 60 years ago, college pals Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard founded the firm that would later bear their name: Hewlett-Packard.

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?

Pimp This House - 2007-09-11
Like any party that went on about five hours after it should have ended, the mortgage mess has delivered up yet another story that you just couldn't make up, even if you tried.

The Bull Market Case - 2007-09-06
Today's WD is heavy with charts. My apologies. But there's a set of charts at the end of this article that are downright frightening. So I urge you to look carefully at my analysis.

Israel's New, Old Copper Mine - 2007-09-04
What unites Egyptian Pharaohs, Israelis, and Mexicans? Recently, I braved the blazing desert sun to get an inside look at the revival of a 6,000-year-old copper mine and find out.

Market Correction or Crash - 2007-09-03
Panic selling can decimate a market. It can put the best growth and value stocks on their backs and turn the most dedicated investor against them.

See What I'm Buying and Selling - 2007-09-01
Here it is. The last day of August. Even though summer doesn't officially end until September 22, for many of us August 31st represents the end of sun, fun and surf, at least psychologically.