Articles by EconMatters

Is Inflation really a Problem?

2/11/2013, 6:08 pm from EconMatters in Investing, Economy, Commodities, US Markets

Consumers only focus on Inflation, they ignore deflation areas It seems that to exclusively focus on one side of the equation can be human nature at times, and with regard to inflation... Read >>

When Goodwill Turns Nasty

2/3/2013, 8:38 pm from EconMatters in Investing, Stocks, Technology, US Markets

More and more in fashion lately in the financial world is companies taking huge write-downs of some flopped acquisitions. Even the big-name players with tremendous resources to scrutinize the... Read >>

Delta Airlines Got an Oil Refinery: The Math Does Not Work

2/1/2013, 7:21 pm from EconMatters in Investing, Stocks, Economy, US Markets

Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), the world’s biggest energy company by market cap, said its 4Q profit rose to a five-year high boosted by its refining arm from growing supplies of cheap U.S. oil. ... Read >>

Higher Gas Prices & Lower Take Home Pay will Kill Rally

1/30/2013, 2:42 pm from EconMatters in Investing, Economy, Stocks, US Markets

Gas Prices Pegged to Risk On Trade As long as gas prices are pegged to the market rally in equities and the currencies in the Risk On Trade then this rally is nearing its end. Gas prices are... Read >>

The Blatant Price Manipulation in Oil Markets

1/29/2013, 12:34 pm from EconMatters in Investing, Commodities, Futures, US Markets

License to steal Every single day the oil market is manipulated, it is easy to see, right out in the open, and nobody does anything about it. It literally is like having a license to rob banks... Read >>

Microsoft, HP & Amazon: Next Tech Firms to be Taken to Woodshed!

1/24/2013, 1:55 pm from EconMatters in Investing, Stocks, Technology, US Markets

Apple, Welcome to the World of “Commoditized Products”  The luster is finally falling off of Apple, and in the end they were just a hardware provider, who provided products which will... Read >>

The Unintended Consequence of Green Cars

1/23/2013, 6:21 pm from EconMatters in News Headlines, Travel and Lifestyle, Technology, US Markets

Energy and environment conservation has been high on every nation’s agenda probably even before the oil crisis in the 1970s.  Green cars such as hybrids and electric cars have been gaining... Read >>

Seaway Pipeline No Panacea for Cushing's Oil Glut

1/19/2013, 1:58 pm from EconMatters in Investing, Commodities, Futures, US Markets

EIA Report The weekly EIA report came out today and one of the noteworthy data points was the Cushing, Oklahoma storage numbers. Already at a record, Cushing added another 1.8 million barrels... Read >>

When Natural Gas Replacing Diesel in Frac Jobs

1/16/2013, 5:10 pm from EconMatters in Investing, Commodities, Investing Ideas, US Markets

With China slowing down, and a recessionary GDP projection (below 3%) for the developed world in the next two years or so, many analysts are also projecting far less bullish commodity... Read >>

President Obama:The Greek Politicians Won Elections As Well!

1/15/2013, 9:40 pm from EconMatters in Investing, Economy, Credit and Debt, US Markets

President Utilizing Media to Pressure Republicans on Debt Ceiling Let me first state that I am not a Republican or a Democrat, or a Tea Party advocate; I just look at individual issues based... Read >>