Will the US Face Blackouts as Electricity Generation Suffers in Drought? Well, its official – the U.S. government has acknowledged that the U.S. is in the worst drought in over 50 years, since December 1956, when about 58 percent of the contiguous U.S. was in moderate to extreme drought. According to the National Oceanic and […]
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Oil Wars- Saudi Arabia vs. Iran- Saudi Arabia has gone on the offensive against Iran to protect its interests. Their involvement in Syria is the first battle in what is going to be a long bloody conflict that will know no frontiers or limits. Ongoing Disorders in the island kingdom of Bahrain since February of
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Oil Supply and Demand- Oil Demand Down Crude oil demand in the United States is down to its lowest level since the onset of the global economic recession. A lackluster economic recovery, coupled with cautious consumer sentiment, is keeping demand for petroleum products suppressed. Nevertheless, lingering concerns over geopolitical tensions with Iran has prompted some
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The Only Way to Win with Gold Stocks While I have read certain works on the life and ponderings of Buddha, I claim no deep knowledge of his philosophy. Note that I didn’t use the word “religion,” because Buddha himself claimed no supernatural powers and even begged his followers not to deify him after his
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On June 18, the Federal Reserve and FDIC circulated a letter to banks that proposes to harmonize US regulatory capital rules with Basel III. BASEL III is an accord that tells a bank how much capital it must hold to safeguard its solvency and overall economic stability. It’s a global standard on bank capital adequacy,
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U.S. Treasuries- A quick perusal of the business pages or afternoon market reports might be enough to convince some timid investors to scrap the whole idea of investing and instead just shove their life savings into a shoebox in the closet. But even as the economy struggles to repair itself and the markets start clawing
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Renewable Energy We were fortunate enough to have some time with Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond where we discussed a broad range of topics from Scotland’s ambitious renewable energy targets and North Sea oil & gas to Scottish independence and Donald Trump. In the interview, Alex discusses: Scottish Independence How Scotland will achieve its ambitious
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Since technology has become cheaper and cheaper over the years but with increased capabilities, you’d think that it would migrate over to health care as well. Daley and Hornig of Casey Research explain why this isn’t so. ~ editor “Why Your Health Care Is so Darn Expensive”… By Alex Daley and Doug Hornig, Senior Editors,
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Buying Gold In the present economy, interest in gold ownership is growing. Financial uncertainty in recent years has convinced many that precious metals – namely gold – are an economic refuge and solid hedge against inflation. As a consequence, the airwaves and cyberspace are filled with advertisements by gold dealers and traders. Yet investing in
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Home Buyers- With the housing industry still shaken and weak from the sub-prime mortgage collapse of 2008, it’s no surprise that buyers are erring on the side of caution. A young family that might have purchased a home in 2005 may now choose to rent, and home-ownership rates have fallen over three percent in just
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