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Dec 09, 2011 at 13:27

According to Iraqi Council of Representatives Oil and Energy Committee member Furat al-Sharei, the 10 oil fields that spread across the Iraqi-Kuwaiti frontier are still waiting to have a line…

Dec 09, 2011 at 13:09

The U.S. biofuel industry has long been stymied by the lack of USDA federal crop insurance, leaving only the most adventurous farmers willing to plant renewable energy crops. Biofuel sources…

Dec 09, 2011 at 13:04

For most of his time as a national political figure, Barack Obama has been careful to cloak his core socialist leanings behind a veil of pro-capitalist rhetoric. This makes strategic…

Dec 09, 2011 at 12:19

If you're bullish about the long term for gold and silver, it's mouthwatering to watch them undergo a major correction after taking earlier profits that added to your deployable cash.…

Dec 09, 2011 at 11:27

Today's EU summit has been billed as the best -- perhaps the last -- opportunity to save the euro. As we publish today's essay, we still don't know the results,…

Dec 09, 2011 at 11:15

FYI ... Last Friday's comments are below for reference, and are followed by today's updated comments below that with the current updated chart. See below for the current VIX number…

Dec 09, 2011 at 11:01

Today is a very sad day. We believe that the markets are telling us that there is a horrible abscess in Europe, and that the Euro is the pus. We…

Dec 09, 2011 at 09:31

The stock markets are still riddled with anxiety, with traders nervously awaiting the next shoe to drop. Will Europe fracture? Does a global recession loom? But in an apprehensive environment…

Dec 09, 2011 at 09:10

The Europeans have "agreed to" another stability pact during another summit. But like most of their recent summits, they were high on rhetoric and short on details; they hope to…

Dec 09, 2011 at 08:53

I've read the following articles so many times I can just about recite both from memory. I found them years ago, there were no author's name attached, no credit given,…