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Ryan Fuhrmann: There are three primary determinants of commodity prices: supply, demand and sentiment. In the near term, if supply exceeds consumption, commodity prices tend to fall. Sentiment, or the opinion of traders that either look to hedge commodity prices Read more…
Roger Conrad: Four months ago, natural gas (NYSEARCA:UNG) bottomed out at a 10-year low of less than $2 per million British thermal units. Since then, the price has rocketed around, actually bursting over $3 in early July before backing off later in the month. Read more…
Jared Cummans: Natural gas has been one of the most talked about commodities this year, as its prices tumbled at the start of 2012. Up until a few months ago, NG had been Read more…
Larry D. Spears: Now is the perfect time to invest in natural gas stocks. To many investors, that may seem counterintuitive. After all, natural gas has been the red-headed stepchild of energy for years. 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…
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…
Jason Simpkins: No one needs to tell the average American about the impact of oil and gas prices. If they don’t feel it in their wallets every day, they hear about it on the news every night. But surprisingly, amid all the rhetoric, there have been no real answers to some of the key questions driving the energy Read more…
Daniela Pylypczak: Ever since markets crashed in 2008, investors have been slowly increasing their risk appetites, shifting towards more lucrative and risky asset classes such as commodities. Some investments in this category have flourished, while others haven’t fared so well. Natural gas is perhaps the first cringe- Read more…
Jason Simpkins: With oil prices (NYSEARCA:USO) soaring ever higher, Saudi Arabia stepped in last week and vowed to increase its production by 25% if necessary. But while that assurance managed to siphon a few dollars off of oil futures, the reality is there’s nothing Saudi Arabia – or anyone else, for that 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…
Stoyan Bojinov: Natural gas prices have taken investors and traders alike on a dismal ride down a slippery slope that few could have predicted. Many are worried that fuel prices won’t recover any time soon given the overarching fundamentals. Developments in the fracking process coupled with Read more…
Martin D. Weiss: Ever since I was born in 1946, the Middle East has been at the core of the most enduring, most vexing, and most economically impactful conflicts on Earth. Read more…
Ron Rowland: Last week Sean Brodrick used my space to tell you some Inconvenient Truths About Alternative Energy. I think he is right on track about the natural gas sector, and you need to pay Read more…
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Jared Cummans: With natural gas prices sinking to historical lows and crude oil futures whip-lashing amidst the ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, many are turning to alternative energy investments in search of lucrative returns [see 25 Ways To Invest In Alternative Energy]. Read more…
George S. Mack:Despite depressed natural gas prices, investors in master limited partnerships (MLPs) leveraged to natural gas liquids can expect both excellent income and share price appreciation, says Credit Suisse Senior Analyst Yves Siegel. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Siegel Read more…
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