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  • July 25, 2007

What’s the score? Come on, all we want is the score. Can’t we just get the score, please? Whether it’s baseball, football, golf or your favorite investment journal, it always comes down to the numbers. Read More

  • July 25, 2007

The Thai currency collapsed on July 2, 1997, after the Bank of Thailand spent months trying to defend it. The Asian Crisis had officially started, and the whole Pacific Rim spiraled down. Read More

Increasing global dependence on energy, communications and water service has been a reliable growth story for more than a century. And it will be for at least another 100 years. Read More

  • July 25, 2007

“I liked it so much, I bought the company.” So went one of the great advertising lines for the old Remington electric shaver company. It also works very well for us. Read More

  • July 25, 2007

We close a door on another quarter, and yes, the straight average of all of our portfolios is positive yet again. But it isn’t where we’ve been; it’s where we’re going that’s important. Read More

  • July 25, 2007

Tuesday’s big losses had many investors worried that a major bear market was in sight. But there’s no need... Read More

  • July 24, 2007

US stocks slipped Tuesday following lower-than-expected earnings results from Countrywide Financial and Texas Instruments. Subprime mortgage concerns spread... Read More

  • July 23, 2007

There are few things more unpredictable than the weather. But weather is the most important factor in determining the short-term direction of natural gas prices. Read More

  • July 23, 2007

US stocks rallied Monday on merger news in the financial, oil-drilling and equipment-rental sectors and higher-than-expected earnings results from Merck & Co... Read More