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Oil Is Up Due to Fundamentals, Not Speculation

If costs are up, why aren't profit margins shrinking? Ohhhhhh, because they want to coat tail their way to more money. Greed is good, but being stupid about it is not.

Only the Oil Companies Win

I disagree, printing up cash does not make anyone richer, not even bankers. I agree, oil is making a killing in the market and holding us all hostage. That's the downside of having a highly inelastic demand for oil, the consumers are screwed.

More Questions Than Answers on Bear

Because the Fed and JPM want to defy years of economic theory.

Fed Rate Cuts May Have Been Counter-Productive

Bernanke knows better, are they trying to make the dollar so worthless that debt evaporates? Stagflation is a serious concern this year and only investment in tech development and capital to keep productivity growing. Drop the protectionist attitudes, severely cut gov't spending, and promote national savings. We're over extended and can't afford the credit we already have.