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Kevin McElory: In 2011, for the first time ever, more corn (NYSEArca:CORN) was made into ethanol than consumed as food (for humans) or feed (for animals) in the United States. Read more…
Sean Brodrick: So far, January has been a bullish month for commodities. In fact, if you read my December 29 column, “3 Commodities to Buy for 2012,” you saw that I recommended three commodity funds in that column — the United States Gasoline Fund (NYSE:UGA), the Rogers International Read more…
Scott Pluschau: The United States Gasoline Fund (NYSEARCA:UGA) is a way for investors and hedgers to manage their exposure to gasoline prices. This exchange traded fund is designed to reflect Read more…
Sean Brodrick: As 2011 winds to a close, it’s time to set our sights on where to invest in 2012. I have plenty of ideas for my Red-Hot Global Resources subscribers. After all, we track a closed gain of $11,343 before commissions for Red-Hot Global Resources’ recommended positions in 2011 — that means Read more…
Jared Cummans: Crude oil has been in the limelight in recent weeks, as its priced surged from a low of $75 barrel to break through the century mark, marking an increase of over 35%. While oil has long been, arguably, the most popular commodity on the market, investors and traders alike are looking to Read more…
Michael Johnston: Energy prices managed to squeeze out relatively strong performances over the last week despite the chaos in Italy that rippled throughout the global financial markets. Crude oil resisted the downward pressure from intensifying anxiety over a debt crisis in Europe, and managed to head Read more…
Sean Hyman: The year was 1973. I was just a toddler, so I couldn’t fully appreciate the next-generation Camaro that had just come out or the release of the new Pontiac Firebird Formula. Read more…
Mike Norman: Hello everybody, and welcome to HardAssetsInvestor.com. I’m Mike Norman, your host. Today we are going to be talking to a professional risk manager. I have as my guest Read more…
Bob van der Valk: The oil (NYSE:USO) market turned around this week and spot market gasoline and diesel prices in turn went back down the week of May 1, 2011. This goes against the grain of Read more…
Dian L. Chu: QE2 is going to go down as one of the worst monetary policy initiatives in the history of the modern Federal Reserve era. On almost any metric applied, QE2 ends up not only falling Read more…
In trading on Monday, the iPath Short Extended Russell 2000 TR ETN (NYSE:RTSA) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 10.64% on the day. Also up on the day are the 
The rapid development of exchange traded products has brought with it increased diversity in the investing space. Markets segments that were once nearly impossible for the average Joe to reach 
With oil prices (NYSE:USO) over what they’re going to be paying at the pump as tensions continue to flare in the Middle East and the nuclear accident continues to unfold in Japan. 
Bob van der Valk
A 9.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan on Friday March 11, prompting a 30-foot tsunami slamming the country’s northeast coast. Media reported that one major oil refinery was caught fire 
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