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New Media Profits
Brian HicksUpdated January 27, 2006
This week we saw one of the most unremarkable media mergers ever. After losing their respective parent companies a billion dollars over ten years, television networks The WB and UPN decided to merge...
The Premier's Old Coat
Brian HicksUpdated March 28, 2006
When you ask a stranger for directions in China, you'd better ask another. Though "which way is the post office?" wouldn't normally fall within the realm of opinion in most countries, I've learned...
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...
NewsFlash - No New Dead Dinosaurs
Brian HicksUpdated September 26, 2006
It's been the top question in every radio show I've been on in the past two weeks. "Why is the world suddenly awash in oil?" I writhe in my seat every time, furrowing my brow not out of confusion...
Flagging Faith and Credit
Brian HicksUpdated November 28, 2006
You may not worship the almighty dollar, but money is as faith-based a paper product as the Good Book is, and it's causing just as much of a stir after the turn of the millennium.
Bonne Année from the Land of Poutine
Brian HicksUpdated January 2, 2007
Montréal, Québec: The man next to me on the train must not have gotten the memo. Canada is cold in the winter. Astonished at his lack of common knowledge/sense, I bit my tongue every time I...
Bangladesh: A Study in Formality
Brian HicksUpdated 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...
Irrational Exuberance in China
Brian HicksUpdated February 9, 2007
Recently voiced concerns from the Chinese government that their surging domestic stock market was crossing into bubble territory helped to set off last week's sharp decline, including a single day...
Sign Your Country on the Dotted Line
Brian HicksUpdated March 1, 2007
Old research habits die hard. Actually, it's my belief that knowledge should not be compartmentalized - you know what you know, and latent awareness can only help. Now, why does my linguistic...
Marbles in Your Mouth and Profits in Your Pocket
Brian HicksUpdated May 10, 2007
Molybdenum is a mouthful. But this important transition metal and alloy component should be in your commodity vocabulary.
Threats and Opportunities: Israel Knows Both
Brian HicksUpdated June 6, 2007
In the same way that the State of Israel was not born into a vacuum, it is essential to put Israel's energy development in a regional context. Today on the Red Sea, I heard European, Jordanian, and...
A Refugee Bull Market in Jordan
Brian HicksUpdated June 26, 2007
AMMAN, JORDAN: As we scooted along through dense traffic that is typical of any developing country, my Jordanian host pointed out an Infinity SUV in front of us. "Look," he said as he darted his...
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