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    • S&P 500 Trading Action [view article]
      CNBC is simply a bunch of fools saying foolish things. Sep 26 04:17 PM
    • T. Boone Pickens on Yahoo and the Price of Oil [view article]
      Something else for you to ponder FreeEnterprise:

      If you go to Boone’s website, and see his goal of displacing that amount of foreign oil with “alternatives” (which his biggest one is clearly stated as natural gas) , we’d already be there. What’s even more absurd in the energy debate is the fact that Boone also correctly states on his website that every one of his giant wind turbines produces energy equivalent to just 12,000 barrels per YEAR; yea per YEAR, not per day. That equals the equivalent of 32 barrels per day per windmill, nearly equal to a stripper well in America today. That means you’d need 31,250 giant wind turbines 24/7 year round in constant wind, to equal 1 million barrels per day. What a farce! Where would we put 31,250 wind turbines???? The greenie freaks would scream “Not in my backyard” across America.       Sep 23 01:29 PM
    • Why "Drill, Baby, Drill!" Does Not Translate Into Effective National Energy Policy [view article]
      To be energy Independant the US would have to offset their imports of approx. 12 million barrels a day. This is a monsterous amount thats larger than the peak of 10 million bbl/day that was produced in 1970. With current production at 5 M bbl/day drilling would need to increase domestic production to 17 M bbl/day. Do these drilling advocates know that this is impossible?

      Sep 22 03:03 PM
    • 5 Failures of SEC Chairman Cox [view article]
      I agree with your list of the SEC's failings, but I wouldn't put the blame entirely on Cox. Its impossible to put the blame on only 1 person in this situation. The SEC has been lax on enforcement long before Cox was in control.
      Sep 22 08:45 AM
    • Oil May Trade in the $80-100 Range for a While [view article]
      I just want to say your Headline is wrong. It should read Oil MIGHT Trade ... Of course Oil may trade between 80 and 100. May implies permission, and obviously the commodity is allowed to trade where ever it wants. Might implies probablility. I would think someone that writes articles would know better. Sep 19 11:05 AM
    • Buffett Warned Us in 2003 [view article]
      Apppro, give me a break, and Warren too. Whats he supposed to do? Buy these terrible companies that have shot themselves in the foot just so he can write the purchase off when the dust settles. Thats the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.

      He has a responsibility to Berkshire's shareholders and if he "helped" out like you're saying he would have done nothing but harm them.       Sep 18 03:24 PM
    • Bring Back the Uptick Rule [view article]
      Wow, the ignorant comments are astounding. Don't you people realize that the naked shorting rule has nothing to do with shorting? Shorting in itself is very good for the markets. It's legal, keeps companies honest and puts the needed downward pressure on the stock when things are bad.

      "Naked" shorting is illegal and always has been. Its all about the companies/brokerages that short stocks with no intention whatsoever of borrowing the stock in the first place. The brokerage firms have been doing this for years because they knew the SEC won't follow thru with prosecutions. They've been a toothless deterant in all of this.

      Watch the bloomberg video on "Phantom Shares" and you just might understand what its about.       Sep 18 03:12 PM
    • 2 Hedges Against Global Oil Demand [view article]
      I love how this person says:

      "Nearly 70% of it must be imported. We're competing with China, Russia and a host of other emerging nations whose demand for oil is rapidly increasing."

      Well, incase you didn't know, Russia is the worlds second biggest exporter of Oil after Saudi Arabia. They export 2/3 of their production. You're not competing with them at all. If you can't even get that right, how can anyone take you seriously?       Sep 16 04:45 PM
    • Is Sirius XM Stock Being Manipulated? [view article]
      LOL, decellerate,

      Those SEC filings have any and every warning regarding any possible negative occurance for a company. They don't mean in the slightest sence that bankruptcy WILL happen, its just a minute possibility. What's your real name? I'm sure its in the Deep Capture story.       Sep 15 10:43 AM
    • Are Speculators Really That Bad for Commodities Markets? [view article]
      I love how people are always ready to blast speculators in the commodities market but don't consider people in the stock market to be speculators. What gives? Sep 12 01:51 PM
    • T. Boone Pickens on Yahoo and the Price of Oil [view article]
      LOL FreeEnterprise, I'm not an idiot, I'm a realist. Those claims made by Pickens are economically not realistic in the near term. There is way way too much invested interest in oil and the current infrastructure to change things immediately. I'm all for weaning ourselves off oil and moving to more enviro friendly alternatives, but I don't think it would happen in the next 20-30 years.

      Besides, your precious T. Boone went long oil in the $140-145 range. Hows that working out for him?       Sep 05 06:35 PM
    • Bespoke's Commodity Snapshot (9/2/08) [view article]
      Orange Juice and Sugar are my bets to go up significantly in the next year or so. Sep 02 02:24 PM
    • Ominous for the Globe but Good News for Oil Bulls [view article]
      What do you mean we found out "today" that Russia is using oil and gas as a weapon? Have people been asleep for the last 10 years.

      The fact is, Russia has stopped oil exports on 40 different occasions in the last 10 years for political reasons. This is old news.

      The peak oil argument is BS IMO. In the 70's we were told there was only a 15+ year supply of oil in world wide reserves, Well, 30 years later we still have a 15+ year supply. New reserves are found to replace the old ones. Sure they might be unconventional sources, but they're sources nonetheless. Oil Sands and Oil Shale have huge potential and could easily prolong the time before peak-oil hits.       Aug 29 04:28 PM
    • GDP and the Decline of National Statistics [view article]
      Also, coming up to an election, I wouldn't put it past anyone in the gov't to fudge the numbers a little to make the economy look like it isn't in a recession. If these guys want to be reelected they have to make it seem like they're doing a bang-up job. Aug 28 04:55 PM
    • GDP and the Decline of National Statistics [view article]
      JasonC, Oh how naive you must be.

      While I believe some statistics the government spits out have no bearing on everyday life, running a business or investment decisions, they give the public a certain sense of comfort knowing the current economic situation. If you believe the government is above fudging the numbers to keep the masses happy, you're dead wrong.

      Just look at the CPI numbers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses the CPI to adjust government salaries, pension payments, welfare increases, etc. Its in their best interest to keep the numbers low. When independent companies say inflation is running around 10% and the BLS says its only 5.6% I have to believe the BLS is lying.

      As the saying goes "There are truths, lies and statistics."       Aug 28 04:52 PM
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