Although renewable energies have a certain cachet as high-tech solutions to the world's energy problems, they're also impractical in the near term. That augurs well for natural gas. Read More

For now, investors should regard the US dollar’s strength as a counter-rally in a well-established downtrend. Read More

While people worry about Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and investing in China, the country’s trade growth increased in December to 17.7 percent year over year, easily surpassing consensus estimate of 5 percent. Read More

Research Editor Hannah Hsu spent New Year’s in Taiwan. Although we’ve analyzed Taiwan’s investment opportunities in the past, what follows is a glimpse of everyday life in the island. Read More

In fall 1910 six men set forth from New Jersey, bound for Georgia on what turned out to be arguably the most bountiful “hunting trip” in the history of mankind. Read More

The Copenhagen Accord disappointed many and served as a rallying cry for opponents, but investors need to read between the lines to pick the likely long-term winners. Read More

I expect global markets to start 2010 on a positive note and generate strong returns in the first quarter. Asia will be the key performer again--not only in terms of stock market strength but also economic resiliency. Read More

I expect that inflation in China will remain comfortably below 3 percent next year. The reason being that the Chinese government also controls the main levers of the Chinese economy, especially bank lending. Read More

I continue to be bullish on names that will benefit from an uptick in private consumption and industries that will be supported by elevated liquidity levels. Read More

MLPs involved in the coal mining business take a relatively low-risk approach that allows them to protect revenues amid a volatile and unpredictable market. Read More