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Penn West Energy's Reassuring Earnings Update

Bui omits to mention two additional conditions (other than $45 oil) on which the company is relying when it says it can continue distributions at $0.23 for 2009. They are: natural gas at $5.50 per GJ and an exchange rate of $1.25. An average gas price of $5.50 looks very optimistic. And NG is 43% of Penn's production

Riskier Sector ETFs Improve; Investors Now Betting on Economic Recovery

Does anyone have the slightest idea what Gem Hudson is either saying or trying to say?


On Jan 04 10:58 AM Gem Hudson wrote:

> Is it not, Wall Street? Economics is both private property and enterprise.
> All that the UAW manufacture. They all sell and the prosperity of
> the business is to be their quality pay.
>
> But is social justice overcharging more than what could be made in
> the money? They all are going out of business. You should have taken
> your capitalism lesson.

What is Hank Paulson Thinking?

What use is it to tell people ad nauseam that ad nauseum is incorrect. They keep on writing it anyway.

Oil vs. the Market: Major Changes Expected This Month

gigem77...thanks. Looks like I should have done more dd before I bought DUG.

Oil vs. the Market: Major Changes Expected This Month

I'm curious about the performance of DUG relative to OIL in the last week. OIL dropped 8.2% but DUG increased just 8%. It should have been closer to 16%. The action on Friday was particularly noticeable. OIL declined by $2.88 relative to the close on Thursday but DUG increased only $0.81.
What do you think was happening here?

Emerging Markets Infrastructure Is Booming

So how do you suggest an investor should best take advantage of this?

Suncor, US Bancorp and MasterCard: Using a Stop Loss When Investing

Many thanks to foobah and Popska5125 for the suggestions. I wouldn't switch brokers (to TD Ameritrade) to acquire the alert feature but I'll follow up with Marketwatch and Yahoo.

Suncor, US Bancorp and MasterCard: Using a Stop Loss When Investing

Given the title of the article, I was hoping to find a reference to a software program that continuously tracks movements of selected stocks and triggers alerts after an investor has set stop loss percentage amounts. For example, when, say, SU is rising in price, I want to set a trailing stop loss of 10% so that as soon as it declines 10% from its high, I receive an alert to sell. Does anyone know of such software? At present, I have to review all my stocks one by one, every day to see whether they've dropped 10% (or whatever) below their all-time highs.

Ag Stocks Could Have Steep Pullbacks

What is it with you guys? I think this is the second time lately you've beaten this drum. Are you short these stocks?

Bullish on Chinese Microcaps

I doubt that any of those companies can rival the U.S./Malaysia/China microcap in which I've been invested for the last three years. It's just produced its audited 2007 results. Revs up 30% at $48 million, net inome up 147% at $1.76 million. Guidance for 2008; revs $55-60 million, net income $2.5-3.5 million. The stock is now selling at $0.15. Call sign SDGL. I think it will be a 10-bagger in two years. By the way, I'm also an Oxford graduate - and have managed multinational subsidiaries in Asia.

Chicago Bridge and Iron: A Golden Infrastructure Opportunity

Maybe the forced sale will do CBI a favour. (Or is it contesting the decision?) Like an infusion of cash, for example. But I don't have the time to check the history and see what the implications might be for CBI's earnings. Any views on this, anyone?

Russian Internet Advertising Market Booming

It would have been more helpful if the writer had indicated how investors might cash in on this huge increase in internet advertising. For example, is VIP a possible beneficiary of advtg revenues?

VIX Call Options As Put Options

I'd probably do the same. Many investors regard the VIX as a contrarian indicator so at higher VIX values, logic dictates buying puts that are either at or slightly out of, the money.
Peter Dunkley

More Volatility Likely Following Last Week's Selloff

I don't understand the difference between the two sets of figures. What does 'absolute' indicate and why do all the negative figures in the first set turn positive in the second?
Peter Dunkley

U.S. Oil and Gas Producer Exposure to Gulf Area Hurricanes

Given that this time of year is good for refiners (summer driving), what refinery stocks have the least potential exposure to the hurricane season?