All Posts Tagged With: "Big oil"

U.S. Economy: More Record Job Losses to Come

T.G.I.M (Thank goodness it’s March).

Unfortunately, that’s what investors were saying when they closed the books on January and times have only gotten worse. The economy…

2Mar2009 | Money Morning | 0 comments | Continued

Investors Made 566% the Last Time This Happened

No one really knew what to expect when Sid Bass took over the family oil business in 1968. Sid’s father and uncle were wildcatters who…

5Feb2009 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | Continued

Where Is Oil Headed?

The Price of Oil

Oil made two runs toward $150 recently, and failed both times. Now oil is in a retreat. Oil was trading near $121…

1Aug2008 | Energy and Oil | Comments Off | Continued

Xenophobia redux

For the third time in my lifetime, a storm of revulsion against foreign investment in the United States is beginning to gather. Only this time…

13Jun2008 | Desidooru Saloon | Comments Off | Continued

Global Investing Roundups

WTO’s Global Trade Deal; Ford’s Lowered Expectations; Surprise Decline in Jobless Claims; Oil Drags on Hang Seng; Wider Loss for B&N; Big Oil Spends $1.3…

23May2008 | Money Morning | Comments Off | Continued

Former Oilman T. Boone Pickens Makes a $2 Billion Bet on Alternative Wind Energy

T. Boone Pickens made his fortune in oil. But now the Dallas oilman and famed former corporate raider is betting $2 billion that he can have…

16May2008 | Money Morning | Comments Off | Continued

Big Oil’s Secret Impoverishment

The headlines seem to be rolling in nonstop for Big Oil: “Chevron Posts Record $17 Billion Profit. BP Profit Up 52%, Record $4.4 Billion Quarter.”…

7Feb2008 | Anonymous | Comments Off | Continued
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