All Entries in the "Energy" Category
Commodity Bust = Buying Opportunity?
Source: Financial Sense Online by George Kleinman A number of Wall Street firms say the commodities boom is over. Gold, for example, fell to a 13-week low last week. Crude oil dropped to its lowest point this year on Friday. Stephen Roach, chief global economist at Morgan Stanley, the world’s biggest securities firm, has been [...]
Profit From The Big Drop In Oil Prices
Source: Financial Sense by: Peter Schiff Over the past several weeks, oil and gas prices have fallen sharply, prompting many to conclude that the bull market has finally run its course. With oil prices back to $60 per barrel, most are now calling for prices to fall back below $50, and some see even lower prices [...]
How to Buy… Commodities
The subtitle to this article is “Trading and investing in one of the market’s most volatile sectors.” If you have been following Gold and Oil over the last couple of weeks – that really hits home and if you have been long (like moi) it has hit your pocket. The article is a fairly good primer. I love [...]
Commodities are Still Hot
The world, especially China, has been growing and using lots of raw materials. China’s commodity imports alone have grown more than tenfold over the past 15 years and so far this year China’s oil imports are up by about 10%. With its robust economy showing no signs of slowing, demand for commodities will continue to [...]
Emerging Market Giant
Petrobras has a quasi-monopoly in Brazil’s energy market, has the second-largest amount of proven reserves in Latin America, and is likely to show superior production growth volumes over the next few years. To top it off, it trades at a discount to its peers … what’s not to like? I have owned Petrobras off and [...]
Energy Markets Heat Up
Forbes Video Network: Energy trader Eric Bolling offers insight into a business that’s heating up from the energy crunch. More …
Oil will hit well over $100 and stay high-Rogers
By Barbara Lewis LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) – Oil prices will soar to well over $100 a barrel and stay high as part of a sustained commodities bull run that has another 15 years to run, billionaire U.S. investor Jim Rogers told Reuters in an interview. More …
Oh, Canada’s Oil Sands
By Robert Aronen October 19, 2005 We’ve heard the story a thousand times: The world’s oil is all located in politically unstable countries whose interests are opposed to those of the United States. Yet we have continued to increase imports for more than three decades, creating a dependence on foreign oil that is not easily [...]
Gas at $4 per gallon?
We have been spoiled with low gas prices in the United States – Europeans would love to see gas prices FALL to $4 per gallon. As we approach hurricane season, spikes in gas prices may become a reality. How can you protect yourself from higher gas prices? One way is by owning oil stocks. As the price [...]
