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Don Miller: Could new sanctions against Iran spark a crisis that drives oil prices to $200 a barrel? The leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) economies certainly hope not. Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: It has been less than a month since President Obama declared war on those evil oil speculators. Standing in the Rose Garden on April 17th, the president laid out a $52 billion initiative to increase federal supervision of oil markets Read more…
Sy Harding: Consumers understandably like to see prices for commodities decline, the more the merrier, particularly gasoline (NYSEARCA:UGA) and energy costs (NYSEARCA:XLE). Read more…
Michael Johnston: Energy has long been a popular destination for all types of investors, ranging from smaller individuals to sophisticated billion dollar hedge funds. It wasn’t that long ago that the strategies for investing in energy were relatively simple and straightforward: buy ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM). But thanks Read more…
Marin Katusa: At the latest Casey Research conference, respected investment analyst Porter Stansberry stood at the podium and predicted that the price of oil will fall below US$40 per barrel within the next 12 months. Part of his reasoning revolves around the impact that the shale gas revolution has had in the Read more…
Elliott Gue: My outlook for crude oil prices remains relatively unchanged since the beginning of 2012. Potential demand destruction brought on by persistently high oil prices should limit upside for oil prices (NYSEARCA:USO). Read more…
Kent Moors: Despite a recent price pullback, my “oil constriction” approach for how to profit from high crude oil prices has not gone away. In fact, it is right on track. Read more…
Bill Luby: While there was a lot going on in the sector space during the rally from October to April and the pullback earlier in the month, I have yet to see any sort of detailed explanation of what happened during these two periods. Read more…
Michael Snyder: The United States is not running out of oil. In fact, nobody on the entire globe has more energy resources than the United States does. The truth is that we are absolutely swimming in oil and natural gas and we have so much coal that we have no idea what to do with it all. At current consumption Read more…
Jared Cummans: Markets opened higher yesterday as strong earnings from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and others brought some much needed momentum to major benchmarks. While most investors are hoping for bad news in the euro-zone to subside, that may not be realistic. It seems that Spain may be the next Read more…
Sean Brodrick: Could high oil prices kick America into another recession? What’s driving these triple-digit oil prices? Are prices headed higher or lower? Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: If you think gasoline prices are volatile now, stay tuned. President Obama’s plan to clamp down on oil speculators is going to make things worse. I’m sure you’ve seen the news by now. Read more…
For the second consecutive day, stocks closed lower on higher trade. The tech-rich Nasdaq led the decline, as it posted a loss of 0.8%. The S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) and the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEARCA:IWM) both fell 0.6%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) slid 0.5%. Read more…
EconMatters: Brent crude ended trading above $120 a barrel on Friday, April 13, while WTI crude on NYMEX for May delivery settled at $102.83 a barrel. Oil has traded above $100 for all but a couple of days in the past year (see chart below). This persistent high oil price has many concerned to start threatening Read more…
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