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    bbzz24
    Aug 25 01:33 PM
    Russia Looks Better on Paper Than in Real Life [view article]
    According to recent stats 1/3 of all russian househods earn more than $20,000 per year. Income tax is 13% flat which leaves 1/3 of the population with $17,400 disposabla income. Adjsut for standard of living and you will arrive to the conclusion that living standards there are not far off those in the USA. Maybe this is why the approval ratings of the PM and president are 83% and 80%. Reply
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    Amvet
    Aug 25 12:59 PM
    Russia Looks Better on Paper Than in Real Life [view article]
    The propaganda war against Russia by the US and UK press is several years old. The level of dishonesty from the media about the Georgian attack matches the dishonesty shown about the Iraqi WMDs. European leaders are playing the game with various degrees of slavishness. Even Mrs. Merkel avoided discussing who started the war or how many people the Georgians killed and said some thing about not playing the blame game. As usual, the neocons and the media whores are defrauding the public. Prepare to pay up again. Amvet Reply
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    fxtrader07
    Aug 25 12:47 PM
    Russia Looks Better on Paper Than in Real Life [view article]
    Sorry, Graham, but you obviously do not have the remotest idea about Russia's ground realisties. Your article could as well have been written by a White House cold warrior or some academic sitting in his ivory tower. Truth is, a lot of Russia's oligarchs gobbled upü vast fortunes and empires under Putin's predecessor Yeltsin who basically gave away the properties of the people of Russia to those oligarchs for free. look at these guys in their 30s, 40s and 50s and you see plenty of decadent behavious but ZERO entrepreneurship. They didn't earn their empires, they stole it. Putin and Medvedev simply try to slowly reverse part of that plundering. Your case of the 'bad guys in Moscow' robbing poor innocent oligarchs simply doesn't hold water.
    Your view on the war between Georgia and Russia is way off the mark and an absolute distortion of facts and reality. fact is, the NATO promised Russia (then Gorbachev) not to expand into former Soviet republics in exchange for getting Germany into the NATO. Nobody in Washingtonm seems to care for that promise anymore. Second, the USA have built up georgia against Russia and propped up a corrupt, selfish and hostile president there. This guy had nothing better to do than to attack - and now washington crties foul when Russia hits back hard and call that 'aggression' and 'unreasonable response' Go figure,. the entire historsy of the USA over the past 50 years is a history of overblown military action against everyone everywhere who seemed too weak to defend against uncle sam.
    Using military and economic leverage to influence other countires, and more so neighbours and strategic regions is part and parcel of every regional or international power's policy tools. you can rant about that all day - but please, stop blaming it all on the Russians. That common U.S. mantra is as old, as dumb and as annoying as it gets.
    thank you very much     Reply
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    Muddling
    Investor
    Aug 25 12:43 PM
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    Russia Looks Better on Paper Than in Real Life [view article]
    'However, it wasn’t until Russia physically invaded Georgia this month that investors really started fleeing the country.'

    Wrong. RSX chart here contradicts you completely. Investors started their flight in July, by August 1 RSX already lost more than 15% (quite a drop in one months).

    Any investment in Russia now is Russian Roulette. Government with every day looks like lunatics running asylum.
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    Norman
    Lepoff, M.D.
    Aug 25 10:51 AM
    Outlook for Oil Services and Drilling [view article]
    I think RIG, DO and HERO are worth looking at. SLB seems too expensive here. Reply
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    paulk8756
    Aug 25 09:31 AM
    Outlook for Oil Services and Drilling [view article]
    Good stuff! Thanks. Reply
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    User 250373
    Aug 25 05:37 AM
    Biofuels: The Next Generation [view article]
    Informative article Michael. Ignore the first commenter 'fun fun'. Unfortunately, the nature of message boards allows for no discerning at first read who's a nut and whose nut. Go to the DD yahoo message board and then you will know this 'fun fun' is a first rate NUTCASE.

    If you have any more info on progress Dupont is making with alternative feedstocks please write another article.     Reply
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    WEBISKING
    Aug 23 10:59 PM
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    Cheap Oil Related Stocks - Cramer's Lightning Round (8/20/08) [view article]
    Finerma is shorting BBT.She is very savvy Reply
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    petersterlin
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    Aug 22 03:42 PM
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    Do Stock Screeners Work? Three Inexpensive, Reliable Energy Plays [view article]
    AOAG FOR A VERY SPEC ENERGY PLAY Reply
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    Richard Shaw
    Aug 22 10:18 AM
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    War in Georgia: How Markets May Feel the Effects [view article]
    Since August 7, the Russian Ruble is down 3.21% versus the USD. Their stock market indicated by the exchange traded fund RSX is down 4.35%, and the country's foreign reserves (measured in Dollars) is down 2.74%. The US stock market indicated by SPY is up 0.62% in the same period.


    These comments from the BBC August 22,2008 describe the foreign reserves status.

    Investors pulling out of Russia

    Russia has seen foreign reserves decline, a sign that the market is more nervous about investing in the region since the recent conflict in Georgia.

    Central Bank figures show reserves were sharply down in the week ending 15 August, marking a fall of $16.4bn (£8.8bn) from $597.5bn a week earlier. ...

    ... "Investors are realising that the bear has put its paw on the pipeline, and geopolitical risk is likely to remain a theme for the next month or so," said Justin Urquhart Stewart, investment director at Seven Investment Management.     Reply
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    paulk8756
    Aug 18 10:43 PM
    Do Stock Screeners Work? Three Inexpensive, Reliable Energy Plays [view article]
    Those big oils are down on the prospect of Russian takeovers. Reply
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    Oilwillpullb
    ack
    Aug 18 08:19 PM
    Options Trader: Monday Outlook [view article]
    I am guessing here but I bet Phil will be buying C and FRE. Reply
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    Haynesville
    Aug 18 04:19 PM
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    Do Stock Screeners Work? Three Inexpensive, Reliable Energy Plays [view article]
    GoBarnettShale.com Reply
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    notsosmart
    Aug 18 02:56 PM
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    Do Stock Screeners Work? Three Inexpensive, Reliable Energy Plays [view article]
    i worked out a plan for my situation.i have many high yield stocks but only 100 or 200 sh.of each. my portfolio income is app.9-10% & i cant get hurt too much as i dont own that much of each co.energy has to be transported,sometimes more,sometimes less but its a continious business.i did real well with fro & nat as no one has figured out how to pave over the ocean.so if growth is not important i feel comfortable with this long on my stocks. Reply
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    nakosy
    Aug 18 12:06 PM
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    Options Trader: Monday Outlook [view article]
    "Russia is actually responding to diplomatic pressure and pulling troops out of Georgia while being villified in the WSJ."

    I don't think that Russia is going back to the prewar position thanks to any diplomatic pressure. Russia has made its objectives very clear from the moment the South Ossetia offensive started by Georgia.
    I agree totally with the following article:
    worldpolitico.blogspot...
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