Energy
Supply and Demand Shape Commodity Markets
The commodity bull market has a long way to go. This bull market is not magic. It’s not some crazy “cycle theory” I have. It does not fall out of the sky. It’s supply and demand. It’s simple stuff.
In the…
25Aug2008 | Whiskey and Gunpowder | 0 comments | ContinuedCrude Oil Prices: Are “Oily Characters” Behind the Move?
My last column on crude oil prices certainly generated a number of “interesting” responses.
If you recall, I mentioned that crude oil’s pullback from a high of more than $147 a barrel in early July was long overdue. With demand decreasing and…
22Aug2008 | Investment U | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Energy Sector: Another Solid Industry Goes “On Sale”
I’m sure stock market behavior is fertile ground for psychologists who study human behavior. Wall Street talking heads have lots of nifty catch phrases to describe their moves…
We’ve all heard, “A rising tide lifts all boats,” which could be applied…
19Aug2008 | Investment U | 0 comments | ContinuedWith OPEC Planning to Cut Production, the Decline in Oil Prices May Not Last
Oil prices have plummeted 24% from the record high levels achieved in July, but the sell-off that sparked a stock-market rally over the last four weeks may not last since the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is already gearing…
18Aug2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedThe T. Boone Pickens Way: How To Supercharge Your Portfolio
While many billionaires are enjoying retirement on a super-sized yacht in the Caribbean, T. Boone Pickens is doubling down at the age of 80. Over the last three decades, investors who have followed his lead have made millions.
Pickens doesn’t work…
14Aug2008 | Investment U | 0 comments | ContinuedDeep-Sea Mining
Top Profits at the Bottom of the Ocean
This deal is a must-own for your portfolio…
But before I tell you what it is, I want to give you a sense of how big this really is: It’s exactly like being there…
14Aug2008 | Whiskey and Gunpowder | 0 comments | ContinuedBLUE WATER ENERGY - THE OFFSHORE OIL BOOM
The Adventures of Tintin is a comic book series started back in 1929. My 9-year-old son loves it. I enjoy reading it along with him because the hero of the series, a young Belgian reporter named Tintin, often finds himself…
14Aug2008 | Daily Reckoning | 0 comments | ContinuedHow Low Will Oil Go?
A few weeks ago, I wrote a column commenting that the price of oil had outstripped fundamentals and was running on fumes. So count me unsurprised that oil has plunged $32 from its high of $147.27 on July 11.
A reader…
13Aug2008 | Investment U | 0 comments | ContinuedFalling Oil Still Gives Us Investment Opportunities
Oil’s Big Run Up and Let Down
On the energy front, we’ve seen several days of declining prices. Oil has led the way, falling from about $146 to $112. Coal and natural gas sold down, as well, as did many energy…
13Aug2008 | The Penny Sleuth | 0 comments | ContinuedBuy, Sell or Hold: Valero Energy Corp.
Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO), the largest independent refiner in the U.S. market, is a well-known and avidly traded name. Despite being a member of the super hot energy sector, Valero has seen its stock price collapse from its 52-week…
11Aug2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedU.S. Political Strife Drives ADM Ethanol Business to Brazil
Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM), the nation’s largest ethanol producer, could begin shifting much of its biofuels operation to Brazil, as corn-based ethanol attracts continued political scrutiny in the United States.
ADM profits from oilseed, corn processing, and agricultural services…
8Aug2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedClean Burning Coal
Can We Make Coal Clean?
Yes, coal prices have continued to rise across the globe. But of course, this pales in comparison to the continued run-up in petroleum, which has virtually paralyzed the wallets of many oil-reliant Americans.
The idea of a…
8Aug2008 | Whiskey and Gunpowder | 0 comments | ContinuedSecond thoughts about the Pickens Plan
I’m rapidly losing faith in T. Boone Pickens and his mission to change the tenor of the idiotic debate over energy in this country.
I already expressed mild misgivings the week he unveiled the Pickens Plan. But I gave him points for…
4Aug2008 | Desidooru Saloon | 0 comments | ContinuedGE Strengthens Its Commitment to Alternative Energy with a $230 Million Solar Power Investment
General Electric Corp. (GE) is strengthening its commitment to clean energy with a $230 million (150 million euros) investment in Spain’s Fotowatio. The investment, made through GE’s Energy Financial Services unit, will amount to a 32% stake in the solar-energy firm.…
4Aug2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedWHAT MAKES THE WHEELS ON THE BUS GO ‘ROUND AND ‘ROUND?
Imagine a municipal bus that’s powered by an electric motor, crawling along the crowded streets of Beijing. What does this bus have in common with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, in Simi Valley, California?
Or imagine offshore oil production platforms in the…
31Jul2008 | Daily Reckoning | 0 comments | ContinuedHow Much Is The Price Of Gas Affecting You?
Check out the map below, it shows estimated monthly fuel costs as a percentage of household income:
Source: Oil price Information Service/Wright Express, USA TODAY
For the most part a map is a map is a map. But the reason that this…
30Jul2008 | Energy and Oil | 0 comments | ContinuedPower from Microturbines
A Revolutionary Energy System
Imagine a municipal bus that’s powered by an electric motor, crawling along the crowded streets of Beijing. What does this bus have in common with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, in Simi Valley, California?
Or imagine offshore oil…
28Jul2008 | Whiskey and Gunpowder | 0 comments | ContinuedWind Power: Pickens Lobbies, While China Acts
Wind power should account for 20% of U.S. energy needs within a decade – compared with virtually nothing now – as the country’s energy needs are increasingly taken care of by sources of alternative energy, former Texas oilman-turned-wind-power-entrepreneur T. Boone…
28Jul2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedU.S. Energy Prices and the Declining Dollar
On the energy front, we’ve seen several days of declining prices. Oil has led the way, falling from about $146 to $126. Coal and natural gas sold down, as well, as did many energy companies and service firms.
So we’ve seen…
25Jul2008 | Energy and Oil | 0 comments | Continued-
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