As cheap and fashion-forward retailer Forever 21’s stores grow in size and number, so do the company’s legal woes.The Los Angeles-based chain is due to open a 90,000-square-foot store in

There are bull markets and bear markets, but do we now have a schizophrenic market?Caterpillar (CAT), the world’s largest maker of construction equipment, offered an upbeat earnings outlook Tue

Demand for oil remains bearish with unemployment near 10%, slow economic growth ahead, and ample fuel supplies on hand. But the weak dollar and fear of inflation has led some to bet on oil as a hedge

  There’s just one problem with corn-based ethanol: It takes 29% more fossil energy to produce a gallon of ethanol than the ethanol release when burned as fuel. The disparity betwee

Editor's Note: Minyanville is excited to introduce Gerry Sweeney as the newest contributor to our community. Gerry has been involved in the water space for nearly ten years. Currently, he's the Portf

On a recent Saturday afternoon, I went to a clothing swap hosted by a group known as the Brooklyn Clothing Exchange. For an exchange of second-hand clothing, the setting was sublime: The Ma

In a perfect world, all energy would come from electricity and hydrogen. Wind, solar, tidal, geothermal, and other renewable energy sources would provide enough electricity to power everything except

The basic design of a gasoline engine hasn’t really been revised in about 100 years. The Scuderi Group may change that - and the entire auto industry. Developing new technologies such as hybrid

I live in the Netherlands, and if there's one thing a Dutch person is always aware of, it's the height and force of the sea. Situated behind dunes, dikes, and levees, the Netherlands is largely

Editor's Note: Jim Anderson founded Lantern Hill Capital in 1997, and has been an active trader since 1998. From 2001 to 2004, Jim, took a break from daily trading to return to his academic roots as