Ben Gersten: Oil prices sank to their lowest level in eight months Wednesday and the trend continues.  Crude oil for August delivery fell yesterday (Thursday) below the $80 line to $78.20 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.  Read more…

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Jason Simpkins: 2011 was an up-and-down year for oil prices (NYSEARCA:USO), but don’t expect that pattern to repeat in 2012. No, next year, the trajectory for oil prices will be far more linear – and it’s pointed up. In fact, we could even see $150 oil by mid-summer. Read more…

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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…

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