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Jared Cummans: Natural gas is not only one of the most vital energy sources in the world, but is also one of the most popular commodities. The fossil fuel is well-known Read more…
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…
Jared Cummans: Commodities are potentially very powerful investments, but they also come with their fair share of risks. In recent years, investors and advisors have begun to adopt commodities into portfolios, as many have seen the benefits of adding these low-correlated 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…
James Baldwin: In the past two weeks, a maelstrom of emails has been hitting my inbox from concerned readers, investors, academics, and even some prominent journalists. 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…
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…
Jared Cummans: Despite Friday’s relatively large miss in GDP, stocks were able to post a week in the black as strong earnings helped major indexes make a run higher. Unfortunately, it seems that we are still at the mercy of Europe as any news about Spanish debts will rock markets. The coming week features the 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…
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…
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…
Martin Hutchinson: Last Friday’s weak unemployment numbers, with only 120,000 jobs created, brought renewed wails that high oil prices were causing a recession. Having heard this refrain so many times, I thought I’d dig a little deeper. Read more…
Kent Moors: A number of you have contacted me asking some variation of the same question. How can the price of oil be declining, yet the price of gasoline remain so high? Read more…
James Baldwin: With gasoline fast approaching $4 a gallon and heading toward $5 this summer, it’s no surprise that politicians are panicking. Read more…
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