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Global Markets Hot for U.S. Coal

5/10/2013, 4:44 pm from Oilprice.com in Investing, Commodities, International, US Markets

By Jen Alic of OilPrice.com US coal giants have been hit hard, unable to compete with natural gas at home, but overseas this market is getting hotter by the minute. Illinois is a key coal... Read >>

Tesla’s First Quarter Results Amaze the Market

5/10/2013, 4:39 pm from Oilprice.com in News Headlines, Earnings, International, Stocks

By Joao Peixe of OilPrice.com Tesla ( TSLA ) has finally released its first quarter financial reports for 2013, and whilst Elon Musk had stated that it would be the company’s first profitable... Read >>

JPMorgan: A New Type of Dirty Energy

5/9/2013, 11:33 am from Oilprice.com in News Headlines, Business, Banking and Loans, Commodities

By Jen Alic of OilPrice.com As US power plants lose money, a bit of market manipulation goes a long way … ask JPMorgan Chase. The banking giant is accused of manipulating energy prices in... Read >>

What the US Dollar can Tell us about the Oil Market

5/8/2013, 2:21 pm from Oilprice.com in Investing, Commodities, Economy, Forex and Currencies

By Keith Schaefer Many investors study supply and demand statistics to figure out where they think the oil price is going. But by far, the biggest factor that determines the oil price is the US... Read >>

Tesla Motors Talks with Google about Developing Auto Pilot System for Cars

5/8/2013, 2:11 pm from Oilprice.com in News Headlines, Technology, Business, Travel and Lifestyle

By Charles Kennedy of Oilprice.com Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla Motors ( TSLA ), believes that technology that can safely drive a car without human aid is the next evolutionary stage for... Read >>

Boston Marathon Attacks, Chechnya and Oil – The Hidden U.S. Connection

4/26/2013, 5:43 pm from Oilprice.com in Investing, International, Commodities

By John C.K. Daly of Oilprice.com As Boston and U.S. security agencies congratulate themselves over the apparent neutralization of a pair of Chechens that bombed the Boston Marathon,... Read >>

Syrian War Forces Oil Refining into the Fields

4/26/2013, 5:36 pm from Oilprice.com in Investing, International, Commodities, Economy

By James Burgess of Oilprice.com Oil exports, which once provided Syria with 25% of all government revenue, are almost none existent now. The war has crippled the oil industry; over 4 million... Read >>

Does Suncor Energy Offer a Good Investment?

4/26/2013, 5:33 pm from Oilprice.com in Investing, Commodities, International, Investing Ideas

By Robert M. Cutler of Oilprice.com The Canadian energy company Suncor Energy has been struggling since hitting a high of 74 five years ago. It is now trading in the high 20s (in U.S.... Read >>

How to Buy Your Own Shale Boom

4/10/2013, 2:04 pm from Oilprice.com in Investing, Commodities, Economy, International

By Daniel J. Graeber of Oilprice.com Foreign companies have spent tens of billions of dollars in an effort to capitalize on the U.S. oil and natural gas boom. The Energy Department said foreign... Read >>

Warren Buffett Rumor Boosts Beleaguered Suntech (STP)

4/10/2013, 2:02 pm from Oilprice.com in News Headlines, Business, Commodities, Stocks

By Jen Alic of Oilprice.com After filing for bankruptcy and seeing its stock fall 40% when it default on $541 million in bonds, Chinese equity Suntech Power Holdings Co. ( STP ) has rallied on... Read >>