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Liquefied Natural Gas Outlook

Keith Kohl
Posted January 29, 2007

Although liquefied natural gas has experienced relatively low growth over the last five years, its outlook is looking brighter.

Introducing Peter Schiff

Brian Hicks
Posted January 26, 2007

When it comes to the arena of international investment, few bring as much knowledge or skill to the game as Peter Schiff. Now, we're proud to add his editorial voice to the Orbus team.

The Home Building Slowdown

Brian Hicks
Posted January 25, 2007

The madness of the nation's housing bulls reached new highs this week as they continued to chortle that the show must go on. Desperate for fresh evidence that the boom still has legs, they even...

Job Security - President for Life

Brian Hicks
Posted January 24, 2007

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...

The U.S. Navy's New Plan to Reach Out and Touch Someone

Brian Hicks
Posted January 24, 2007

When the 16-inch guns of the battleship Iowa fired in anger on our enemies, their firepower was as remarkable as it was deafening. They threw shells the size of a Volkswagen over 20 miles to reach...

State of the Union - and the World

Brian Hicks
Posted January 23, 2007

Once a year, the President officially connects the branches of government through his words. In his 2007 State of the Union address, George W. Bush must convey a revamped vision of the world to a...

Is Congress Preparing for Peak Oil?

Keith Kohl
Posted January 22, 2007

The house unveiled its attack on big oil last week with the introduction of their new energy plan. Yet their plan seems as if it is preparing for a future after peak oil.

Study Finds Homes to be Unaffordable in Most U.S. Metro Areas

Brian Hicks
Posted January 18, 2007

During the bubblicious frenzy, the mantra of the real-estate crowd was as simple. Housing, they said, was nothing like stocks. And in a certain respect they were right. Because although I have never...

The Body Armor of the Future

Brian Hicks
Posted January 17, 2007

On the nasty battlefields in the Middle East, a soldiers best friend these days is less his rifle and more likely his body armor. Because without his protective gear, a soldiers perilous life...

Bangladesh: A Study in Formality

Brian Hicks
Posted January 16, 2007

Just this past year, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Muhammad Yunus, a Bangladeshi businessman whose forays into informal finance have helped thousands get by. But political turmoil marking the...

Indium Demand

Luke Burgess
Posted January 15, 2007

Indium: It's a metal that most folks have never heard of. But in today's high-tech economy, demand for this material is soaring in everything from thin-film solar panels to flat-screen TVs. The...

The Best Investment that Most Will Miss