Commodities Archive

Tuesday Reading: Is Oil A Bubble?

May 27, 2008  ·  Category: Commodities, Market Commentary
"Is $130 oil a bubble?", CNN, Friday May 23 "The Short View: Commodity Speculation", John Authers, Financial Times, Tuesday May 20 "Whither The Price of Oil?", John Mauldin, Frontline Thoughts, Friday May 23 "High Oil Prices Spur Thoughts ...
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Oil Down $4

May 27, 2008  ·  Category: Commodities, Market Commentary
In the past (Iran) would have put a little bullish impetus in these markets, but it isn't today.  Perhaps it's telling. - Addison Armstrong (subscription required), Analyst, Tradition Energy The story in financial markets for the last bunch ...
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Signs Of A Top In Oil

The trading in the stock market the last few days has been all about oil.  And the trading in oil has been all about speculative psychology. Yesterday, spurred by a surprise drawdown in oil inventories reported ...
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Freeport Valuation Bloated Here

April 23, 2008  ·  Category: Commodities, Stocks
Freeport McMoran (FCX), the largest publicly traded copper company, reported 1st quarter earnings this morning before the open.  The numbers were good: revenues up 24%, operating income up 62% and net income up 81%.  That's ...
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$107

March 10, 2008  ·  Category: Commodities, Market Commentary
$107
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The Last Stronghold Of The Bulls

March 6, 2008  ·  Category: Commodities, Market Commentary
The only sectors that have really performed well since the Jan 22-23 lows are energy and basic materials. Along the same lines, Brazil, an economy and stock market dominated by commodity producers (national oil company Petrobas ...
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Commodity Stocks Lead Market Higher

February 19, 2008  ·  Category: Commodities, Market Commentary
Today is one of those days where the market is higher but nobody seems to know why.  So I did a little detective work. The first thing is that it's only two groups that are really ...
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Oil Closes Near $80: Will It Last?

September 12, 2007  ·  Category: Commodities, Market Commentary
"The stats are very bullish." - Tony Rosado (subscription required), IAG Energy Brokers Oil closed today at an all time high around $80 a barrel. Despite OPEC deciding to raise production by 500,000 barrels a day yesterday, oil ...
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A Couple Of Relatively Quiet Days On Wall Street

On Monday we had a mid afternoon swoon as the impetus from the Fed move began to wear off.  But markets recovered on news of a Tuesday morning meeting between Bernanke, Treasury Secretary Paulson and ...
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Two Monster Deals on Wall Street Today - Pick Up The New World #1 Copper Producer

November 20, 2006  ·  Category: Commodities, Stocks
When I opened up The Wall Street Journal first thing this morning I could hardly believe my eyes.  The front page announced two monster deals: Private equity firm Blackstone's acquisition of Equity Office Properties (NYSE: EOP) ...
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