Energy

New Stories

Stocks We Love to Hate

Submitted By Tom Konrad
Investing in clean energy is both an economic and a moral decision. From an economic perspective, I believe that constrained supplies of fossil fuels (not just Peak Oil, but also Peak Coal and Natural Gas) are leading to a permanent rise in the value of all forms of energy. From a...

Commodity Roll Over ? Not for Copper , Coal or Moly

Submitted By Jack Bass
Investors are nervous. Some are taking their profits out of commodities before there is a " turn ". Yet - despite ag stocks and energy stocks not climbing - the underlining commodities remain strong. Even a $10 or $ 20 fall in oil will not make the commodity cheap or more available. Higher rice and...

Commodities and Short ETFs Tell the First-Quarter Tale

Submitted By Tom Lydon
The challenging first quarter has come to a close, and by taking a look at the top performing exchange traded funds (ETFs) for the period, one can get a sense of what the story was. Short ETFs and commodities were the strongest performers, signaling that the markets were tough for investors and...

Solars Shine! SPX, Nasdaq, SOLF, FSLR, SPWR, STP

Submitted By Andy Wang
The GDP came in at 0.6, which matched the estimates. The market futures initially jumped when the GDP report came out, but, MER and UBS received lowered earnings outlook and soon started to put pressure on the financial sector. This weekend, in my Market Forecast, I said, “The market has been...

Neutralizing Your Peak Oil Risk

Submitted By Tom Konrad
by Tom Konrad Lifestyle Risks from Peak Oil In the US, we all have a large exposure to the risk of rising energy prices. In addition to the cost of gasoline, the whole US economy runs on oil, so a...