Advanced Materials

Metals & Oil

November 20, 2009
Inflows to commodities-related stocks remain robust, as the whole spectrum of the investment community--from individual investors to money managers and hedge funds--remain extremely bullish on the prospects for commodities.

Environment

Clean Tech and Beer? Where Do I Sign Up?

November 19, 2009
Finally, a use for Stirling Engines (maybe). And think about Xcel Energy's (NYSE: XEL) proposed grid maintenance fee for solar customers while enjoying a brew at a solar-powered beer festival.

Physical Infrastructure

Toward the 21st Century Dow

November 18, 2009
As history shows, American enterprise is in constant flux, with developing trends determining new winners and ultimately condemning other companies to extinction unless they tack successfully.

Energy

Green Acres

October 29, 2009
Economic growth in developing nations is behind a change in global diets of epic proportions, the likes of which the world hasn't seen since the Agricultural Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Energy

Game Changers

October 22, 2009
As long as these companies are locked into such immutable, transcendent trends, long-term success is inevitable. And we’re going to make a lot of money buying and holding them.

Advanced Materials

Metals Update

October 5, 2009
Recently analysts have unleashed an avalanche of upgrades for companies in the mining sector, coinciding with higher price forecasts for a wide range of metals. The main reasons for this upsurge in optimism are strong economic growth in China and an anticipated restocking of materials in developed nations.