Perhaps the only real surprise from the Fed’s post-meeting statement yesterday, market pros note, is that there was no surprise at all.So says Dennis Gartman, editor of The Gartman Letter. As t

Fears that rising oil prices will strangle the economic recovery and produce a double-dip recession appear overblown.A barrel of oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange recently fetched $78.55, 4.2%

Although some investors argue that deflation is in the cards, I believe there’s one step that should be taken just in case the massive amount of capital that’s been pumped into the slidin

The peak oil theory is simple on the surface: Over the long haul, oil supplies will diminish. Production rates will reach a peak and then decline. However, the simple Hubbert Curve doesn't account fo

“There is a road, no simple highway, between the dawn and the dark of night. And if you go no one may follow, that path is for your steps alone.” --Ripple, Grateful Dead I spoke at a phil

Editor's Note: This article was written by James Quinn, a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held high-level financial positions with a re

positioned itself as a “green” company -- never mind that it’s in the same business as Chevron.When Chevron learned that 60 Minutes planned a potentially damning report ab

If you’re looking for the next “Big Oil” play, bet on Beijing.As my firm has been reporting for the past several years, China has been on a global commodities shopping spr

With the dollar’s recent 3-day rally off its low for the year, the gold bears have once again predictably come out of the woodwork to call for gold’s imminent collapse. And in the interes

While I haven't mentioned it much, one of my favorite sectors to invest in is energy. 1. And when it comes to energy ETFs, the 800-pound gorilla is XLE, the energy-select sector SPDR, which trades ov