Forget all the talk about Yucca Mountain, US loan guarantees for nuclear-power facilities and byzantine regulations regarding new plant permitting in the developed world. The build-out of reactors in Russia, China, India and other emerging economies continues to accelerate. Read More

Natural gas vehicles (NGV) are a hot topic in the US, but the real growth is going on overseas. Read More

The Social Network, a new movie about the founding of Facebook, is not only extremely entertaining but it teaches us a lot about successful entrepreneurship. Jump on the Facebook IPO when it happens. Read More

Output from the Canadian oil sands is the key to US energy security. The good news is cleaner extraction technologies are in the pipeline. Read More

Silver generation investors are susceptible these days, and the con artists know it. Scams are proliferating that focus on promising to help recover the losses in your nest egg. Read More

The new Wall Street movie has its moments, but isn't as good or focused as the 1987 original. The one constant is the fascinating Gordon Gekko. Read More

Fundamentals are improving for some US coal producers, but the real growth story is taking place in Asia. Read More

The Federal Communications Commission is getting set to regulate broadband Internet as a common carrier service. It's about time. Why net neutrality is good for America. Read More

In many other countries, Lukoil would be a great oil investment. But Lukoil is located in Russia, where everything depends on whether Vladimir Putin likes you. Read More

Key economic indicators continue to point to lukewarm growth, but a double-dip recession in the US remains highly unlikely. More important, analysts and investors have slashed their expectations for growth, setting the table for a market rally into year-end. Read More