With the price of West Texas Intermediate crude falling to its lowest levels since June 2012, you... Read More
With the price of West Texas Intermediate crude falling to its lowest levels since June 2012, you might be tempted to think that things couldn’t get any worse for the energy sector. After all, the... Read More
No sector has been more beaten up over the past few weeks than the energy sector. The selloff... Read More
No sector has been more beaten up over the past few weeks than the energy sector. The selloff has been even more severe north of the border where energy companies have been stuck in a down... Read More
When it comes to commodities, you’ll usually find a set of countervailing forces that keep prices... Read More
When it comes to commodities, you’ll usually find a set of countervailing forces that keep prices at an equilibrium. Yet when it comes to oil, all of the factors behind price swings are heading in... Read More
In the early months of President Obama’s first term, there was a great deal of talk about the... Read More
In the early months of President Obama’s first term, there was a great deal of talk about the need to invest in clean energy to reduce our reliance on oil imports and create jobs. Indeed,... Read More
Even as investors were re-embracing stocks in 2010 and 2011, they scored really big gains with one... Read More
Even as investors were re-embracing stocks in 2010 and 2011, they scored really big gains with one of the hottest commodities in the world: Silver. The precious metal soared in price from under $20... Read More
On March 11, 2011, a massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake erupted about 45 miles east of the Japanese... Read More
On March 11, 2011, a massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake erupted about 45 miles east of the Japanese coast. The earthquake let loose a huge tsunami that struck the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant... Read More
California and Texas, the nation’s most populous states, with a combined population of 65 million... Read More
California and Texas, the nation’s most populous states, with a combined population of 65 million people, share another key trait: They are both parched. According to the National Oceanic and... Read More
Despite its historic bull run, the market is giving investors plenty to worry about.... Read More
Despite its historic bull run, the market is giving investors plenty to worry about. #-ad_banner-#And I’m not even referring to the many potential triggers for a nasty correction you hear a lot... Read More
The super-rich are not like the rest of us. People like Warren Buffett and Bill Gates take on... Read More
The super-rich are not like the rest of us. People like Warren Buffett and Bill Gates take on mythic status. As they build fortunes that exceed the Gross Domestic Product of many countries, every one... Read More