Commodities
Jan 30th, 2009 |
By Dan Amoss |
Category: Commodities, Featured
This bear market has pushed the price of many good stocks to bargain-basement levels. In my view, the stock prices of many oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) companies are irrationally low. Many are valued like they are depleting assets (like energy trusts or master limited partnerships), when, ...
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Tags: E&P, Natural Gas, stocks
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Jan 22nd, 2009 |
By John Schuler |
Category: Commodities, Featured, Penny stocks
Out of the thousands of mutual funds available, how many would you guess made money last year?
A few hundred? Maybe fifty? Twenty?
Nope, only one mutual fund focused on U.S. stocks registered a gain in 2008… just one!
The tiny Forester Value Fund, with only $50 million in assets, recorded a 0.4% ...
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Tags: oil, Penny stocks, small cap, Tom Forester
Posted in Commodities, Featured, Penny stocks |
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Jan 8th, 2009 |
By Chris Mayer |
Category: Commodities, Energy, Featured
Two days before Christmas, a 66-inch water main burst on River Road, not far from where I live, during morning rush hour. Water spewed out at a rate of 150,000 gallons per minute, turning River Road into an actual river for a time. People at the scene described the burst ...
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Tags: Energy, Infrastructure, water
Posted in Commodities, Energy, Featured |
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Dec 29th, 2008 |
By Chris Mayer |
Category: Commodities, Featured
The basic idea is simple: The demand for food is rising, and hence so is the demand for fertilizer, which is essential to crop production. As farmers work with ever-decreasing amounts of good arable land, the need to boost crop yields is paramount. Fertilizers are a key part of doing ...
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Tags: demand for food, fertilizer, potash
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Dec 17th, 2008 |
By John Schuler |
Category: Commodities, Energy, Featured, Housing, Macroeconomics, Options, Penny stocks
With yesterday’s rate cut, and with the bailout money in excess of $1 trillion by most estimates, it appears as if the government is setting the stage for massive inflation in 2009. So, what’s in it for you?
Inflation is the silent predator that’s constantly stalking your retirement savings. Normally, you ...
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Tags: Fed, gold, Penny stocks
Posted in Commodities, Energy, Featured, Housing, Macroeconomics, Options, Penny stocks |
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Dec 16th, 2008 |
By Byron King |
Category: Commodities, Energy, Featured
“Global Demand for Oil to Plummet,” screams the headline of the Financial Times on Dec. 10. Huh? No it won’t. Who are they trying to kid?
Global oil demand is not going to “plummet.” And for the FT to say so is just plain silly, if not irresponsible. OK, I know. ...
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Tags: oil, OPEC, World Bank
Posted in Commodities, Energy, Featured |
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Nov 24th, 2008 |
By Jim Nelson |
Category: Commodities, Penny stocks
We’ve talked a lot recently about what the market is doing, and how bleak the whole investment world is. Today, we’re going to step back and let you in on what truly matters…profiting from penny stocks.
You see, even in the worst of times, there are winners and losers. We know ...
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Tags: Commodities, Insider buying, molybdenum, Penny stocks
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Nov 19th, 2008 |
By Jim Nelson |
Category: Commodities, Energy, Featured, Macroeconomics
Clientele Effect: The preference of an investor or group of investors for buying a particular type of security.
— BNET Business Dictionary
We’ve seen a run up of banks, real estate, and commodities, just to see all three crash in unforgettable fashion. Now, investors are a little more skeptical…at least, you’d think ...
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Tags: Buying SUVs, Commodities, Dividend-paying Companies, Income Investors, Low Energy Prices, Run up on Banks
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Nov 13th, 2008 |
By Chris Mayer |
Category: Commodities, Investing Strategies
Question: Where is the price of petroleum going?
Eric Sprott: Long term, up… I can see it hitting $200 or $300 or $400 a barrel.
— Barron’s, Aug. 18, 2008
Eric Sprott runs the Sprott Offshore Fund, a fund that’s delivered sizzling returns of 32% per year since 2002. Certainly, timing is important, ...
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Tags: Eric Sprott, oil production, price of oil, Sprott Offshore Fund
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Nov 11th, 2008 |
By Jim Nelson |
Category: Commodities, Investing Strategies
As expected, molybdenum prices fell sharply over the last two weeks. The metal has finally fallen in line with the rest of the commodities. For us, this is a benefit.
Molybdenum is not traded like copper, zinc, or nickel. It’s such a rare element; it is actually bought by steel and ...
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Tags: Augusta Resource Corp, Current Economic Crisis, development in juniors, molybdenum, molybdenum demand, Molybdenum not trades normally, Quadra Mining Ltd, Roca Mines Inc
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