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Oct 24, 2012 at 17:05

In a move that surprised most analysts, Citigroup (C) announced that the bank's CEO Mr. Vikram Pandit has resigned with immediate effect. The surprise announcement "raises tremendous questions" according…

Oct 24, 2012 at 15:36

The price oil sands producers receive fell to $48 a barrel below the international benchmark after a $4.50 or 21% widening to $25.00 of the spread between the price…

Oct 24, 2012 at 10:42

The last time WTI (Dec Crude Oil) was here, and by here I mean $86.50 was July 2nd on it's way up to $100. ON JULY 2nd, 2012: 

Oct 23, 2012 at 17:49

The battle for control of the Middle East, part of which is being fought today in Syria, and that this past weekend many fear has spread to engulf neighboring Lebanon,…

Oct 23, 2012 at 17:48

Renewable energy, currently a Republican object of derision and attack on the Obama administration in next month’s U.S. presidential election, may have found a most unlikely ally.Saudi Arabia.

Oct 23, 2012 at 17:44

Halloween starts earlier and earlier every year. Cobwebs on restaurant doorways, skulls on bank counters, when it’s still weeks away.  Evidently there are plenty of inner ghouls with lots of…

Oct 23, 2012 at 17:39

Crude oil prices invariably hinge on two factors for the medium term: Turkey-Syria relations or the lack of it and the Iran issue.EU leaders think that Iran has…

Oct 23, 2012 at 17:38

On March 14, I shredded the natural gas components of the government’s Blueprint, a document that spelled out its energy policy, because it relied on the existence of…

Oct 23, 2012 at 17:36

A new, inexpensive catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells could put platinum out of business, say researchers who’ve developed an alternative out of cobalt, graphene, and cobalt-oxide.Brown University chemist…

Oct 23, 2012 at 17:34

The world’s next multi-billion barrel oil discoveries could potentially be found off the coast of Ireland, according to research specialist Alliance Bernstein.Analyst Oswald Clint says that the waters…

Oct 23, 2012 at 17:31

This past ( June – September ) rally, is over.  Oh, there will likely be another mini-rally to test the $1,800 high, but I would not recommend participating!  The reason…

Oct 23, 2012 at 17:22

For the article I will be highlighting Energy companies that are undervalued based on their PEGY ratio. For a little background the PEGY ratio, it is simply the PE ratio…

Oct 23, 2012 at 17:06

Energy: Crude oil has competed a 61.8% Fibonacci retracement losing almost 2.5% today trading under $86/barrel for the first time since mid July. I advised clients to book profits on…

Oct 23, 2012 at 10:14

Peaks and Troughs ProgressionLight sweet crude oil formed a lower minor low and may form a lower minor high. The intermediate trend is towards lower prices. The crude oil…

Oct 23, 2012 at 10:03

If one looks at the trend of EU sovereign credit default swaps over the last four months, one cannot help it but assume that the worst is over. The ECB’s…

Oct 22, 2012 at 17:48

Risk, like everything else, is relative. So, relatively speaking, Iraq is open for business and certainly a more attractive investment than, say, Libya—in part because it’s easier to see what’s…

Oct 22, 2012 at 17:47

You are not alone if you think it's odd that Canada--the world's ninth largest exporter of crude oil and petroleum products and the main supplier of oil imports to the…

Oct 22, 2012 at 17:43

The American Petroleum Institute said poor economic performance was pushing demand for petroleum products downward in the United States. Meanwhile, a survey published Monday by the Pew Research Center finds…

Oct 22, 2012 at 17:41

On Wednesday I noted that encouraging more U.S. oil production was unlikely to result in a significant drop in U.S. retail gasoline prices. Nevertheless, I believe that there would…

Oct 22, 2012 at 17:39

Following the announcement of the US Federal Bank's intention to begin a third round of quantitative easing in mid-September, the global price of gold skyrocketed. With prices already beginning to…