Energy
Feb 4th, 2009 |
By Jim Nelson |
Category: Commodities, Energy, Featured
As I write, the feeling in my fingers and toes are finally returning. For the last few hours, I’ve been standing among 300,000 of the loudest, most aggressive spectators I’ve ever seen.
I just got inside from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ victory parade. You see, I’m a huge Steelers fan. Believe me, ...
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Tags: Bank of America, geothermal, green industries, Lehman Brothers, steel industry
Posted in Commodities, Energy, Featured |
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Jan 12th, 2009 |
By Chris Mayer |
Category: Energy, Featured, International
Ukraine and Russia are at it again. This time, it’s turned especially nasty, as Russia cut off natural gas supplies to a host of European countries. Tired of relying on Russia, the EU will again look for alternatives.
Its eyes will wander to Turkmenistan.
Back in October, while the world was busy ...
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Tags: Natural Gas, Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine
Posted in Energy, Featured, International |
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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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Jan 2nd, 2009 |
By Chris Mayer |
Category: Energy, Featured, International
He won a decisive victory in the presidential elections and his party picked up a bunch of seats in Congress. The American economy is in the dumps and the mood is glum. The new president puts in motion sweeping new legislation and spending plans in an attempt to fix things…
I'm ...
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Tags: China, Infrastructure, Obama, stimulus
Posted in Energy, Featured, International |
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Dec 26th, 2008 |
By Greg Guenthner |
Category: Energy, Featured, Technology
Outside of science and trade magazines, you probably won’t read too much about the prospects of algae energy. But the potential is certainly there. Just look at how algae stack up against our government-sponsored ethanol:
One acre of corn can yield about 28 gallons of oil in one year. In more ...
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Tags: algae, alternative fuels, oil
Posted in Energy, Featured, Technology |
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Dec 19th, 2008 |
By Chris Mayer |
Category: Energy, Featured, International
We may be on the cusp of a great global boom in the automotive industry. That may be hard to believe given all the ink spilled on the troubles at the mossbacked mastodons known as GM, Ford and Chrysler. But there are reasons to believe something big is afoot here ...
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Tags: auto industry, hybrid, lithium batteries
Posted in Energy, Featured, International |
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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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Dec 12th, 2008 |
By Jim Nelson |
Category: Energy, Featured, Investing Strategies
In the corporate tax world, one dreaded phrase reappears when you talk about dividends: “Double Taxation”. All incorporated companies are taxed on the income they make. The shareholders are taxed again on any dividend distribution they receive from the company. So the same income is taxed twice. But, there is ...
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Tags: Master Limited Parternships, MLPs, small cap
Posted in Energy, Featured, Investing Strategies |
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Dec 10th, 2008 |
By Jim Nelson |
Category: Energy, Featured, Over the Counter Markets, Penny stocks
On January 20, 2009, millions will line the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to watch the 44th President take the oath of office. And while conversation in the District centers on hope and change, we will be talking about the best way to cash in on Barack Obama’s first act ...
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Tags: green energy, Infrastructure, Obama
Posted in Energy, Featured, Over the Counter Markets, Penny stocks |
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