[This article originally appeared in The Daily Reckoning in February of 2012] Something surprising stirs in the US economy. Something no mainstream pundit would’ve dared predict. Something most people probably won’t believe. US manufacturing is staging a comeback. Caterpillar, the world’s largest maker of earth-moving equipment, gave us some tangible confirmation in the ...read more

I used to think that the key thing about "black swan" events was that they were rare. That is, black swans were supposed to be unexpected occurrences that come along only every now and then. But when that rare event occurs, it can cause wild market distortions. A Series of Unfortunate ...read more

The U.S. oil business relies on large amounts of capital input - big capital, spread out over a continental scale. The effort needs lots of skilled labor. The effort has many, many moving parts. And many of those parts are old and getting older. According to the Chevron executive, "My greatest ...read more

For stock investors, getting into commodities can be a bit disarming – after all, buying things like grain, coffee, and hogs sounds more like a grocery run than a portfolio. But don’t be fooled: there’s significant gain potential in the commodity market. Today, I want to tell you about the ...read more

With a new year comes plenty of new forecasts – in fact, I’m sure you’ve seen your fair share. But I’d like to give you a little Resource Trader Alert insight into some of the inner workings of the financial world and how these predictions relate to your portfolio. The jobs ...read more

Every time you pay your electricity or gas bill, someone just like you is taking a cut. It’s not just executives at your local electric company that benefit from your power usage. Regular investors can actually take a cut of every single bill payment you and your neighbors make. Today, we’ll ...read more

The past 18 months have taken a serious toll on normal supply and demand in many industries. But no industry was impacted more than energy… Oil peaked at $147 per barrel in July 2008 — right before the house of cards came crashing down on the global economy. Once banks started ...read more

Now more than ever, investors are getting nervous about stocks. As the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average continue to trend higher, it’s only a matter of time before the market makes its next correction. But there’s hope in commodities… In the last year, my Resource Trader Alert readers have ...read more

In the last six months the S&P 500 has been on a tear, rocketing 42%. But while the masses celebrate their investment gains, that overreaching rebound has smart investors pretty nervous. That’s why it’s time to turn to a recession resistant industry that’s set to soar right now – today, ...read more

The S&P 500 jumped another 4.13% last week – can this rally continue? It’s time to gauge where we stand today, and what to look for this week in the markets. From where I’m standing, the market looks very overbought right now. That means that after the last three consecutive weeks ...read more