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Sony to Market First OLED TV Set
Written by
Brian Hicks
Posted October 4, 2007
Crazy heavy. That’s how I would describe the gigantic flat-screen TV that my father-in-law brought by my house a little over a year ago. It was a freebie, and it didn’t take me long to figure out why.
The Hottest World Markets Today
Written by
Brian Hicks
Posted October 2, 2007
Four years ago, a team of economists at Goldman Sachs hatched an acronym that would carry monumental connotations for emerging market investors. Here’s where we stand, four years down the road.
Time to Pay the Piper
Written by
Brian Hicks
Posted October 1, 2007
The house lights have gone up, the punch bowl is empty, and the music has stopped playing. That’s the story today at least at Citigroup Inc., where the company’s wild dancing of late has definitely come to an end.
The Ukraine Economy
Written by
Brian Hicks
Posted September 28, 2007
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
Written by
Brian Hicks
Posted September 27, 2007
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
Written by
Jeff Siegel
Posted September 26, 2007
Jeff Siegel discusses GE and it’s progression with Wind Powered Energy.
Persian Gulf to Wall Street, Part II
Written by
Brian Hicks
Posted September 25, 2007
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
Written by
Brian Hicks
Posted September 24, 2007
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
Written by
Nick Hodge
Posted September 21, 2007
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
Written by
Brian Hicks
Posted September 20, 2007
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
Written by
Brian Hicks
Posted September 19, 2007
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
Written by
Brian Hicks
Posted September 18, 2007
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.
