Charles Kennedy

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• This Tech Giant Just Entered The Battery Business

  Published 28 December 2019 | viewed 22,207 times

  Investors have been battling with the battery paradox for years. The answer might see us ditch heavy metals for something as random as … seawater. …

• Is This The Beginning Of The End For Fossil Fuels?

  Published 26 December 2019 | viewed 54,597 times

  The eventual death of oil and thermal coal won’t come from environmentalists, or even directly from renewable energy--it will come when big banks decide to…

• Is LNG Actually The Future Of Energy?

  Published 22 December 2019 | viewed 51,420 times

  Drillers and investors who are getting pummeled in the threadbare LNG market might not be sold anymore on the idea that natural gas is the…

• The War For Ultimate Control Over Libya’s Oil

  Published 19 December 2019 | viewed 16,850 times

  Libya’s General Haftar is closing in on Tripoli, which in turn is prompting a sudden uptick in Turkish activity on behalf of the Tripoli-based government,…

• From Boom To Bust: Permian Shale Towns Face Exodus

  Published 17 December 2019 | viewed 65,174 times

  Perhaps it’s not evident to anyone who is not an oil-worker living in America’s biggest shale towns, but signs of the shale slowdown predicted by…

• Are Energy Stocks Hot Again?

  Published 12 December 2019 | viewed 17,631 times

  Is the battered energy sector about to stage a major turnaround, or are contrarian investors trying to catch a falling knife? That’s the million-dollar question…

• Why Exxon’s Stock Could Hit $100 In 2020

  Published 11 December 2019 | viewed 50,356 times

  Exxon investors’ long-time suffering may end in the New Year.  Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) could soon go from bleeding cash to gushing…

• These Secretive Oil Companies Control $3 Trillion In Wealth

  Published 09 December 2019 | viewed 40,638 times

  They control the vast majority of the world’s oil and gas assets, yet the average person has never even heard of them, outside of those…

• The Fastest Growing Energy Sectors Of 2019

  Published 07 December 2019 | viewed 48,482 times

  Whether you’re bullish or bearish on oil and gas or renewables, when it comes to 2019 growth, there were clear winners and losers, and oil…

• Six Oil Stocks To Survive The Shale Bust

  Published 05 December 2019 | viewed 71,808 times

  The shale oil boom that has captivated the imagination of the energy universe is showing unmistakable signs of serious malaise. U.S. oil production has been…

• Iraq: The Next Great Threat To Global Oil Markets

  Published 03 December 2019 | viewed 46,267 times

  The next thing that will happen in Iraq if protesters’ demands aren’t met is this: They will target oil facilities--the only thing that will force…

• Meet The Biggest Losers Of The U.S. Shale Bust

  Published 02 December 2019 | viewed 46,510 times

  After a decade of unprecedented growth and seemingly endless investments, the writing is now on the wall: the Great American Shale Boom is slowing down…

• 5 Renewable Stocks To Watch In 2020

  Published 01 December 2019 | viewed 22,429 times

  Not too long ago, renewable and alternative energy investments were considered a wildcard with the sector regarded as unchartered territory. But with the war against…

• Six Inventions Fueling The Fourth Industrial Revolution

  Published 30 November 2019 | viewed 20,652 times

  Technology is changing everything--even the way we use our planet’s resources. Smartphones and the internet have changed the way we do business, interact socially, and…

• How To Invest In An Oil Contango

  Published 27 November 2019 | viewed 52,041 times

  The oil market continues to send mixed signals, with a pending U.S.-China trade deal and potential production cut extension--or deepening--by OPEC counterbalanced by rising crude…

• The World Is Getting Windier And Renewables Will Benefit

  Published 26 November 2019 | viewed 13,082 times

  Renewable energy just got some major investment tailwinds--quite literally. In fact, the biggest breakthrough in wind power generation right now isn’t technological--it’s natural, and it…

• 5 High Yield Oil & Gas Stocks For 2020

  Published 23 November 2019 | viewed 49,131 times

  For long-term and value investors, dividend-paying stocks are a great way to compound gains, reduce risk and volatility and preserve the purchasing power of capital.…

• Forget OPEC: China Now Moves The Oil Markets

  Published 19 November 2019 | viewed 101,768 times

  Not so long ago, oil prices would surge or plummet on just a whisper from OPEC, who at the time held all the supply cards.…

• 6 Technology Trends Revolutionizing The Transportation Sector

  Published 13 November 2019 | viewed 9,777 times

  The transportation industry boasts this inglorious claim to fame: It’s responsible for nearly 30 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.  Of…

• Trump Surrenders 2.5 Billion Barrels Of Oil To Syria

  Published 23 October 2019 | viewed 79,730 times

  The American president just gifted 2.5 billion barrels of oil to long-time Syrian enemy Bashar Al-Assad and, by default, Iran and Russia. As far as…