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EconMatters: Since the Global Community all the sudden seems to be preoccupied with Market manipulation even though the authorities knew it was a problem for over 5 years with Libor Rate Fixing. It is high time authorities look at the Crude Oil market which has been Read more…
Kent Moors: With “Big Ben” testifying over the next two days on Capitol Hill, the indices will be bouncing around. Read more…
Diane Alter: Oil prices have taken a backseat lately to the turmoil in Europe and Obamacare. But investors and consumers are starting to take notice again. Read more…
Jonathan Yates: As crude oil prices fall far below $100 a barrel, the trend is affecting the most oil-dependent economies in the world. Read more…
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…
Sean Brodrick: OPEC is meeting today in Vienna. And boy, does this group have a lot to talk about. That’s because the price of U.S.-benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude is down about 25% since hitting a 10-month high of $110.55 a barrel back in March. Read more…
Larry D. Spears: Crude oil prices have been hammered of late. The cost of oil fell 21.8% between May 1 and June 1 – from $106.50 to $83.23 a barrel – the sharpest monthly drop since December 2008. Read more…
Larry D. Spears: Forecasts for oil prices in the second half of 2012 and on into 2013 are varied, but there’s one point on which virtually all agree: Oil prices won’t be going down. 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…
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…
Jared Cummans: In the wide world of commodities, crude oil (NYSEARCA:USO) is developing an enticing downward trend. With that in mind, this fossil fuel represents a big opportunity in today’s markets, as its price has been tanking 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…
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…
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…
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