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Jared Cummans: Tomorrow will mark the battle for what could be the 45th President of the United States. Barack Obama will square off against Mitt Romney with the goal of holding on to his presidency for another four years. This year’s campaigning and election path has Read more…
Ryan Fuhrmann: According to the CIA World Fact Book, the United States operates the largest single-country economy in the world. Its gross domestic product for 2011 was estimated Read more…
Jared Cummans: As markets re-open their doors on Halloween, investors will be scrambling to make up for lost time. But while today’s trading will be in a frenzy, we wanted to take Halloween day to look back on some of the more frightening commodity performances Read more…
Jared Cummans: This morning marks the first day of trading for markets this week, as hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on much of the east coast and forced U.S. exchanges to close for two days. Commodities markets, however, remained open and trading albeit with much Read more…
Jared Cummans: Markets were closed late last night in preparation for hurricane Sandy, as the storm has its sights set on the east coast. With approximately 50 million people in its projected path, Sandy is predicted to dump unprecedented amounts of rain that could Read more…
Jared Cummans: One of the hottest issues in this election has been the unemployment rate around the nation. Many have argued their own strategies for lowering the unemployment rate, which is currently sitting at 7.8%. While most of us are aware that government unemployment Read more…
Jared Cummans: After being declared one of the worst investments of the last few years, natural gas seemed to finally find its footing in 2012. The fossil fuel surged through the end of summer, marking a 70% jump in just a few short months, only to watch its price cool back Read more…
Jared Cummans: The United State Natural Gas Fund (NYSEARCA:UNG) has been one of the most popular ETFs in the past few years, as investors have been using this product to make a play on the volatile world of natural gas. But for all of its popularity UNG has gained Read more…
Carolyn Pairitz: Natural gas is one of the more volatile commodities, allowing investors to bring home serious gains, but also serious losses. It has become a trading favorite thanks Read more…
Michael Snyder: It turns out that the poster child for the European debt crisis is not actually poor at all. In fact, the truth is that the nation of Greece is sitting on absolutely massive Read more…
Jared Cummans: Natural gas took a major blow in trading today as the fossil fuel lobbed off more than 3.5%. The unexpected drop came as new sanctions from the EU officially banned natural gas imports from Iran. The move comes as European nations are “trying to increase pressure Read more…
Kent Moors: Forget the Farmer’s Almanac. As we move into the winter season, two things are becoming clear. First, this one will be colder than last year, nationwide. Second, natural gas prices are moving up. Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Many investors looking to add broad-based commodity exposure to their portfolios, ranging from individuals to billion dollar hedge funds, have turned Read more…
Jared Cummans: Index Universe’s Inside Commodities conference took place in Chicago this week, and we were lucky enough to get passes to hear the likes of Read more…
Attempting to snap a four-day losing streak, stocks initially opened higher in yesterday’s session. However, the bears immediately stepped in and cause the major indices to drift lower throughout the day. The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) surrendered an early 0.8% gain to finish unchanged. Read more…
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