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U.S. Fighting Strength to be 1/3 Robotic by 2015

Brian Hicks
Updated February 17, 2021

For generations of science fiction writers the idea of robotic hordes ruling the battlefield has been fertile ground for their active imaginations. From “Star Wars” to “The Terminator”, the rise...

Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Peak?

Keith Kohl
Updated December 22, 2006

The fact that global demand will rise year after year as our craving for oil continues isn’t questioned. One might assume the natural course of action would be to ramp up exploration in order to...

Study Projects 2.2 Million Sub-Prime Borrowers to Lose Homes

Brian Hicks
Updated December 21, 2006

In a 58-page study released yesterday, the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) predicts that some 2.2 million sub-prime borrowers will lose their homes to foreclosure in the coming years...

The Quantum Investor "Person of the Year"

Brian Hicks
Updated December 20, 2006

Time magazine may have punted their choice of person of the year by lamely choosing "You," but here at Quantum Investor our choice was a whole lot easier. That's because in the course of our work we...

Music of His Own

Brian Hicks
Updated 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...

The Geopolitical Wildcard

Brian Hicks
Updated December 18, 2006

There is nothing more bullish for gold, not even the rapidly accelerating woes of the U.S. dollar, than the destabilizing scenarios that would come with serious global geo-political chaos.

One Way Off the Hook

Brian Hicks
Updated December 14, 2006

The latest foreclosure figures were released yesterday, and in a word they were ugly. According to RealtyTrac, the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, another 120,334 properties...

The Smart Pill's Fantastic Voyage

Brian Hicks
Updated December 13, 2006

Before there was the “Smart Pill,” there was “The Fantastic Voyage.” That was the 1966 science fiction thriller that featured an amazing trip by a miniaturized submarine and its crew into the...

Are Humans Smarter than Yeast?

Brian Hicks
Updated December 13, 2006

As we all know, the warning signals we have received about energy, food, species extinction and global warming are just the most prominent issues.

Political Science Fiction

Brian Hicks
Updated 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...

Be Selective When Investing

Brian Hicks
Updated December 11, 2006

As someone who is constantly evaluating junior mining stocks, I am finding that it is becoming increasingly important to be even more selective when buying shares.

Animal House Lending

Brian Hicks
Updated December 7, 2006

For Scott Greenlaw, CEO of Merit Financial in Washington State, 2004 was one great year. His mortgage company was closing deal after deal and he had been selected by the Puget Sound Business Journal...