Brian HicksPosted March 28, 2007
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...
Brian HicksPosted March 27, 2007
In the 1967 film The Graduate, it may have been the shapely legs of Mrs. Robinson that caught the eye of young Ben Braddock, but it was Mr. McGuires sage advice that captured the ears of the...
Luke BurgessPosted March 27, 2007
With gold production in South Africa currently at an 84-year low, mining firms working in the region are scrambling to do everything in their power to boost production and add to their bottom...
Keith KohlPosted March 26, 2007
Over the last few days, Iran has single-handedly pushed oil to a three month record high. And as long as they continue defying the global community, the sky is the limit for oil prices.
Jeff SiegelPosted March 22, 2007
While they're busy patting themselves on the back for hating Exxon and morons who drive Hummers in the city, machete-wielding Nigerians continue to murder.
Brian HicksPosted March 22, 2007
By the time the Bruce Springsteen figured out that there was on, the world of television had radically changed. Those old rabbit-eared three-channel sets had long since gone the way of the...
Brian HicksPosted March 21, 2007
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...
Keith KohlPosted March 19, 2007
Of all places to experience déjà vu, mine came to me at the gas station this weekend. Something tells me you might have had a similar feeling, too.
Brian HicksPosted March 16, 2007
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...
Brian HicksPosted March 15, 2007
Wealth Daily Editor Steve Christ take tackles the outlook for home builder stocks for 2007 and 2008.
Luke BurgessPosted March 14, 2007
Since the beginning of 2002, the major American indices have posted modest gains. The Dow Jones has tacked on a healthy 22.5% while the NASDAQ and SP500 have gained 22.3% and 22.2% respectively. And...
Brian HicksPosted March 13, 2007
When it comes to overnight success stories, Michael Dells is certainly one for the books. After all, how many 19-year-old college kids manage to rack up nearly $6 million in first-year sales by...