Kent Moors: With “Big Ben” testifying over the next two days on Capitol Hill, the indices will be bouncing around.  Read more…

NYSE:UCO, NYSE:UGA, NYSE:USO, NYSE:XLE

Michael Snyder: Is the petrodollar dead?  Well, not yet, but the nails are being hammered into the coffin even as you read this.  For decades, most of the nations of the world Read more…

NYSE:GLD, NYSE:UCO, NYSE:UDN, NYSE:USO, NYSE:UUP

Larry Edelson: I’d love to tell you that all is well in the world. That Europe has solved its sovereign-debt and currency problems. That the U.S. economy is looking better than most believe. And that Asia is about to soar again. Read more…

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Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: With longstanding U.S. strategic plans to control oil production in Syria and Iran taking shape with the attempted overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad government in progress, a pretext for U.S. involvement to takeover from American Read more…

NYSE:UCO, NYSE:UDN, NYSE:USO, NYSE:UUP

Jared Cummans: Crude oil is one of the most vital commodities in the world. Whether we realize it or not, it has a presence in our everyday lives and is a fuel that our world simply cannot function without. But when it comes to crude investing, traders have long had two choice Read more…

NYSE:BNO, NYSE:USO

Stoyan Bojinov: This week shaped out to be quite dismal for equity markets as investors were reminded of looming eurozone debt drama and the painfully slow road to recovery at home. A fairly weak start to corporate earnings season only added to the already towering Read more…

NYSE:SKOR, NYSE:USO, QAI

Jeremy Pylypczak: We all know that the world of commodities can be extremely volatile, especially during times of economic uncertainty. Still, there are a number of analysts and experts that like to weigh in with their opinions on where their favorite Read more…

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Toby Connor: Is it a bear market, or is it a bull market, that is the question. Read more…

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Kent Moors: The collapse of talks between Iran and the “Big 6″ (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) should have accelerated international crude oil prices. Read more…

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Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: The triggering event to WWIII could be as early as October, according to Debka-Net-Weekly’s intelligence moles.  Iran cannot be allowed to sell Iranian oil for any other currency other than the U.S. dollar—a fatal mistake Iraq’s Saddam Hussein Read more…

NYSE:UCO, NYSE:USO, NYSE:XLE

Diane Alter: Oil prices have taken a backseat lately to the turmoil in Europe and Obamacare. But investors and consumers are starting to take notice again. Read more…

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Chris Ciovacco: With a slowing economy and over-supply concerns, crude oil dropped 30% from its February 2012 high to the recent low. An out of favor market often needs an external catalyst to attract the attention of investors. News out of Iran this week may Read more…

NYSE:DBO, NYSE:USO, OIH

EconMatters: Crude oil prices, along with world stocks, surged on Friday after euro zone leaders reached an accord on directly recapitalizing regional banks as well as measures to cut soaring borrowing costs in Italy and Spain.  Brent crude jumped more than Read more…

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Michael Johnston: The story is nothing new, it has been known for quite some time that the U.S. may hold the largest oil reserve ever. That reserve, dubbed the Green River Formation, stretches across western states Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, and is sitting on mostly federal lands Read more…

NYSE:DWTI, NYSE:UCO, NYSE:USO

Michael Johnston: For investors seeking to gain exposure to energy prices–whether natural gas, crude oil, or anything in between–exchange-traded products have become popular tools to use. The widespread availability, superior transparency, Read more…

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