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Platinum Market Prices
Written by
Luke Burgess
Posted November 15, 2007
Production problems mean demand for platinum is exceeding supply, which could push platinum market prices as high as $1,700 an ounce by the end of next year.
Warren Buffett is Dead Wrong
Written by
Brian Hicks
Posted November 15, 2007
When it comes to the Warren Buffett story, there’s really not much about it that I don’t love. After all, how could you not like a guy whose favorite meal is a big cheeseburger and a Cherry Coke. Nonetheless, I’m not exactly blinded the brilliance of his Congressional testimony yesterday.
Boycott Yahoo
Written by
Brian Hicks
Posted November 14, 2007
Ok. I admit it. When it comes to this story I’m a bit late to the scene. But after reading about Yahoo’s settlement yesterday with the families of the Chinese dissidents that the company helped to send to jail, I’m boycotting them for good.
Green Building Stocks
Written by
Nick Hodge
Posted November 14, 2007
This week, editor Nick Hodge takes a look at the convergence of the green building and carbon markets, and discusses the future of each.
Economic and Political Crisis
Written by
Brian Hicks
Posted November 13, 2007
If it hadn’t been for inflationary fears, the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, or the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1980, patient gold investors would have never watched as $104 gold skyrocketed 725% to $850.
Home Depot Stock Stumbles
Written by
Brian Hicks
Posted November 13, 2007
Big box retailer and national bellwether stock, Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:HD), reported this morning that its 3rd quarter net profit fell by nearly 27% due to a “tough environment” in housing.
Main Street is Getting Nervous
Written by
Brian Hicks
Posted November 13, 2007
While a good bit of the news lately surrounding the credit crunch has revolved around those faltering CDOs, the real affects of the sub prime mess actually continue long after those massive write-downs hit the Street.
Ron Paul vs. Ben Bernanke
Written by
Brian Hicks
Posted November 12, 2007
With one eye on a mess of intraday charts and the other on CNBC, I caught this exchange yesterday between two people that can only be described as polar opposites-Ron Paul and Ben Bernanke. It was classic-if you’re a Fed nerd like me.
The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement
Written by
Brian Hicks
Posted November 12, 2007
This agitation against the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement seems a bit too late, as the United States and the Republic of Korea (as the South is known, versus the North’s Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) signed the deal in June.
CDO Mess Lines Up Its Next Victim
Written by
Brian Hicks
Posted November 10, 2007
First it was Merrill. Then it was Citigroup. And now it’s Morgan Stanley’s turn to put its cards on the table.
Drowning in Red Ink
Written by
Brian Hicks
Posted November 10, 2007
According to a story in Marketwatch, our elected officials have now buried us all under over $9 trillion in red ink. Unfortunately, as big as that sum is it is only the tip of the iceberg.
War by Other Means
Written by
Brian Hicks
Posted November 9, 2007
Barely three months into the destruction of the dollar at the hands of the Federal Reserve, the rest of the world beginning to get a little queasy over its free fall. Gee go figure.
