Starving for Oil
Written by Luke BurgessPosted February 13, 2006You already know oil is the lifeblood of modern industrial society. Today almost every human endeavor from transportation, to manufacturing, to electricity, to plastics is inextricably connected to this finite resource
Biotech Epicenter
Written by Brian HicksPosted February 10, 2006Wizard of Oz jokes get old quick. Having grown up in Kansas City, and on the Kansas side at that, I've put up with more than my share of mind-numbingly corny stabs at humor centering on the Sunflower State and its few pop culture reference points.
Shanghai See-Saw
Written by Brian HicksPosted February 7, 2006Next to the main road there used to be a restaurant. A small shop where the smells were inviting, the people smiled and the food piled high on the plate before you devoured each delicious bite of tender meat.
How Big Oil Spends Their Bling
Written by Luke BurgessPosted February 6, 2006Let's say you're a multi-national oil giant. You're making a lot of money. And we're not talking Bill Gates money because that's chump change to major oil companies. We're talking making more money than the GDP of several nations.
Relativity TV
Written by Brian HicksPosted February 3, 2006The days of Donna Reed are long since finished. We all know that by now. What is more surprising is television's modern predilection towards not the studio but the viewer. The history of television is the history of the fourth wall. That is the name given in the industry to the lens, the television set - those things that keep viewers' senses other than sight and sound from involvement in the show.
On Webs and Meshes
Written by Brian HicksPosted January 31, 2006You may remember that in my original write-up on AMD, I gave a price target of $39 a share. This was during a period when AMD was trading for around $25 a share.
Natural Gas Crime Spree
Written by Luke BurgessPosted January 30, 2006Natural gas prices have plummeted over the past month-and-a-half on increasing supplies and unusually warm weather. But seasoned Wealth Daily readers know that today's prices won't hold for very long.
New Media Profits
Written by Brian HicksPosted January 27, 2006This 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 under the name CW.
Neodymium in the Rough
Written by Brian HicksPosted January 24, 2006They're the stepchildren of the periodic table. Relegated to the bottom of the chart on the wall in your high school chemistry class, your teacher probably never even mentioned them. "Just worry about hydrogen and helium first, hotshot..."
Kuwaiti Oil Reserves Only Half Official Estimate?
Written by Luke BurgessPosted January 23, 2006Just after I uncorked a bottle of Cabernet Friday evening, I read a story that I've wanted to tell you about all weekend.
Rethinking the Electron
Written by Brian HicksPosted January 20, 2006You've been reading Wealth Daily for quite some time now. It's nothing new to you that we keep you up to date with the latest in technology, energy, and every other area where the cutting edge will determine who profits and who doesn't.
GM's Chinese Nightmare
Written by Brian HicksPosted January 17, 2006The earth did not shake, but the deer and other animals raised their heads simultaneously, sensing something amiss. Later, the ground rocked with all the tectonic fury that had been stored up, and afterwards only the animals, with their natural instincts, were left.
RFID Seizes the Drug Market
Written by Luke BurgessPosted January 13, 2006You already know how bullish I am on RFID. I first mentioned the technology only two weeks ago in my "Two Explosive Investment Opportunities" article. Today I want to talk with you about how a drug company is using RFID tags to thwart counterfeiting.
The New Dynamic Duo
Written by Brian HicksPosted January 13, 2006In the Hindu faith, the god Krishna is also known as Jagganath. In religious processions, a statue of Krishna is placed on a large wagon, and devotees sometimes through themselves in front of the wagon in order to subject themselves to Krishna.
Maybe This Is Rocket Science...
Written by Brian HicksPosted January 6, 2006It happens every day now. Brian Hicks, head honcho here at Wealth Daily, sends me an instant message on my computer.