From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Is the food crisis gone? Did you forget?

by Henry Becker 07.30.2009
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As I get older I find myself saying I remember when quite often. I remember when the headlines of the paper were splashed with “Food Crisis.” Oh, wait that was last year. Did it go away or was the food crisis mopped up by the other crises? Believe me it is [...]

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Guess who?

by Henry Becker 07.22.2009
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Which country? Ninety percent of the new cars sold in this country are “flex” engines capable of running an any mixture of gasoline and or ethanol. This country also has the world’s largest brewer, world’s largest iron ore producer, and is the world’s largest exporter of coffee, sugar, and livestock.  And, is a [...]

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Should a miracle be in your portfolio?

by Henry Becker 07.13.2009
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The Miracle on the Han River, also known as South Korea, is an impressive story.  South Korea is the 15th largest economy in the world and home to the second largest metropolitan area in the world, Seoul.  Additionally, South Korea is a world leader in ship building, automobile manufacturing and steel manufacturing.  Where South Korea [...]

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Playing the mining merger mania with ETFs

by Henry Becker 07.03.2009
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Many of the metal commodities have been enjoying a nice rebound thanks to renewed faith that China will continue to snap up vast amounts of natural resources.  According to the Economist.com, another factor lately has been the merger deal making. In late June Xstrata and Anglo American proposed a merger.  If completed this would produce [...]

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