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Fresh Legs
Brian HicksUpdated June 20, 2006
Its been a good couple of weeks in the World Cup so far. I have been rooting for the underdogs, as you might imagine from an emerging market bull like me. Unfortunately, the traditional powers...
The dollar drops - your money grows! If...
Brian HicksUpdated August 22, 2006
The image is comical until you realize what it means. In an ad I saw yesterday for an Israeli foreign currency exchange service, Uncle Sam dangles from a parachute down your computer screen. "Wake...
China Wields Carrots and Celery Sticks
Brian HicksUpdated October 10, 2006
In the Asian political sphere where stability is the rule, China's choices are limited when dealing with its newly nuclear neighbor, North Korea.
Detroit's Depressing DC Ride
Brian HicksUpdated November 14, 2006
It was a promising Tuesday for mammoth New York stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and its 30 blue chip companies have led a recent valuation rally through record levels. Too bad, then, that...
Political Science Fiction
Brian HicksUpdated December 12, 2006
Whimsical literary musings sometimes come true. The journey described in Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon, for example, materialized over a century later. His Journey to the Center of the...
Music of His Own
Brian HicksUpdated December 19, 2006
NEW YORK, NY: In the City That Never Sleeps, it's easy to think the whole world has come to you. But being here, you realize that though the senses are treated to a 24-hour international array...
Introducing Peter Schiff
Brian HicksUpdated 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.
Is the Fed Finally Losing Its Credibility?
Brian HicksUpdated February 23, 2007
Since higher interest rates are typically bearish for gold, the metal has dipped on signs of elevated inflation. However, Wednesday's $20 surge indicates that something meaningful may have changed.
Special Report from Colombia
Brian HicksUpdated March 13, 2007
Un Nuevo Mundo. Even if your Spanish is limited to Mexican menu literacy or Ricky Martin lyrics, you probably understand this phrase. It translates as "A New World," and it bears great historical...
Pain at the Persian Pump
Brian HicksUpdated May 24, 2007
This Tuesday, western news outlets reported the beginning of gasoline rationing in Iran with terse certainty. But the view from Iran is much more complicated, and shows the disarray of oil refining...
Good Money After Bad
Brian HicksUpdated June 15, 2007
At a commercial real-estate conference earlier this week, Alan Greenspan downplayed concerns that the Chinese might sell their significant holdings of U.S. Treasuries.
Hopkins Hears a Hu
Brian HicksUpdated April 18, 2006
Man, I missed China. I missed delicious dumplings, eye-popping neon signs, and bombastic speeches. I especially missed the speeches. Halfway between high school coach and preschool teacher, Chinese...
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