‘Super cycle’ for forest products expected to send lumber prices up in 2013

By Gordon Hamilton, Vancouver Sun,   VANCOUVER — Lumber prices are expected to soar next year before hitting all-time highs […]

The Economic Singularity, Part II

By John Mauldin, From Daily Reckoning, In our analogy, the event horizon is relatively easy to pinpoint. It is what […]

Buy Gold, Sell Oil

By Chris Mayer, Daily Reckoning, Yeah, yeah, I know…gold and oil are both hard assets, but that doesn’t mean they […]

The Business of Diamonds, From Mining to Retail

Diamonds. For thousands of years, they have been believed to bring good luck (and bad luck!) – health, wealth, and […]

The Mongolia of America

By Chris Mayer, From The Daily Reckoning, Question: How is North Dakota like Mongolia? Answer below…but first a little background. As […]

Housing Bubbling Like 2008 on $4 Trillion Stimulus: Mortgages

Jean Liu’s plan to buy a Hong Kong apartment was derailed by the 2008 global financial crisis. It was an […]

Mortgage Investment Corporation – MIC

A Mortgage Investment Corporation or MIC is an investment and lending company designed specifically for mortgage lending (primarily residential mortgage […]

The Happiest Countries in the World

By Michael B. Sauter, From 247WallSt site, For the second year in a row, 24/7 Wall St. examined the Organisation […]

The World’s Most Resource-Rich Countries

From 24/7 Wall St site, By -Michael B. Sauter, Charles B. Stockdale, Paul Ausick 24/7 Wall St. performed a detailed […]

Worldwide Renewable Energy Investments Rose to Record $260 Billion in 2011

SustainableBusiness.com News In contrast to what the press led most Americans to believe, 2011 was a strong year for the […]