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John Woods: Regulating The Rogues
The VP of McNamara Options gives his take on speculation in the commodities markets.
  • Accountability is king
  • Carbon emissions progress: gaining momentum or stuck in infancy?
  • Trade-offs in alternative energy
HardAssetsInvestor.com Friday, 05 February 2010
 
Kerr: Oil’s Bottom Line
The editor of Global Commodities Alert discusses why demand for black gold will pick up.
  • Ags: A messy sector
  • China: A bellwether
  • The dollar: A race to the bottom
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 17 March 2009
 
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Administrator Friday, 06 March 2009
 
Is Alternative Energy Dead?
Financial chartOil under $40, a gutted stimulus bill is the alternative energy boom over before it even mattered?
  • Alternative economics
  • The big ethanol problem
  • The stimulus plan
Administrator Tuesday, 17 February 2009
 
Kevin Kerr On The Commodities Pullback – Part II
The noted trader says expectations for the coming harvest are too high, and that grains could be a good bet.
  • Why the U.S. government is in fairyland with its estimates
  • What declining oil prices mean for grains
  • A stronger dollar means weaker commodity prices
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 09 September 2008
 
Research Analyst's Says We"re Running Out of Oil
Ed Mitby tells Mike Norman why the U.S. policy environment is not favorable to alternative energy.
  • Europe races ahead
  • Candidates say the right thing, but the proof is in the pudding
  • Can the U.S. get 25% of its power from wind by 2030?
Hardassetsinvestor.com Tuesday, 12 August 2008
 
Using Futures To Hedge Your House
Image of House on CalculatorHardAssetsInvestor.com's Managing Editor Brad Zigler illustrates how constantly monitoring market conditions will help determine if a continuing hedge is necessary.
  • Shorting REITs a hit-and-miss
  • Basis Risk 101
  • The expensive "insurance" cover
Administrator Monday, 11 August 2008
 
Barrick Gold Becomes An Oil Producer?
Image of Oil WellThe mining company's move into oil may seem odd, but it just might start a trend.
  • The economics of owning your own oil
  • Floating in cash flow
  • What's next in integration

 

Administrator Friday, 08 August 2008
 
Chinese Aluminum Woes.. (Test1)
Photo of coalAs the world's eye turns to Beijing for the Olympics, the energy chain ripples from earthquakes to aluminum.
  • The Chinese coal market: small and dangerous
  • Mixed signals in coal production
  • Slowing growth from a giant AL producer
Administrator Tuesday, 05 August 2008
 
Ed Mitby: Are Alternatives A Real Alternative? (Part I)
HAI anchor Mike Norman speaks with Ed Mitby, senior research analyst for Van Eck Global, on the future of alternative energy in the U.S.
  • Wind, solar and … nuclear???
  • Is clean coal an alternative energy?
  • The need for “grid” investments
Administrator Tuesday, 05 August 2008
 
Nothing Corny About Corn
Image of ear of cornAn update on one of the most unpredictable and volatile agriculture commodities of late - corn - and what might be in store.
  • Planting not as weak as thought
  • Decline in crop size despite higher planting
  • Volatility likely to continue
Administrator Monday, 28 July 2008
 
Nothing Corny About Corn
Image of ear of cornAn update on one of the most unpredictable and volatile agriculture commodities of late - corn - and what might be in store.
  • Planting not as weak as thought
  • Decline in crop size despite higher planting
  • Volatility likely to continue
Administrator Monday, 28 July 2008
 
Chinese Aluminum Woes. (Test)
Photo of coalAs the world's eye turns to Beijing for the Olympics, the energy chain ripples from earthquakes to aluminum.
  • The Chinese coal market: small and dangerous
  • Mixed signals in coal production
  • Slowing growth from a giant AL producer
Administrator Friday, 25 July 2008
 
Chinese Aluminum Woes (Test)
Photo of coalAs the world's eye turns to Beijing for the Olympics, the energy chain ripples from earthquakes to aluminum.
  • The Chinese coal market: small and dangerous
  • Mixed signals in coal production
  • Slowing growth from a giant AL producer
Administrator Friday, 25 July 2008
 
Energy: The Year in (P)review (Test)
Image of barrel of oil2008 is half over and it's been all about oil. What in the name of Walt Disney happened? And where do we go from here?
  • Oil's primacy
  • OPEC, seasonality and war
  • Politics and Russian arms
Julian Murdoch Wednesday, 23 July 2008
 
Marc Chandler Dissects the Dollar’s Decline
Marc Chandler, chief currency strategist for Brown Brothers Harriman, discusses the dollar, and what's dragging it down.
  • A healthy amount of exaggeration
  • The Fed’s fault?
  • U.S. deficits—believe it or not—improving
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HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 03 June 2008
 
Roy Nersesian Sees ‘The Perfect Storm’
Despite a speculative element, the fundamental forces behind the rise in agricultural prices may persist.
  • The Chinese want beef (and that drives up grains)
  • Biodiesel and palm oil
  • Could speculators get caught out?
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 20 May 2008
 
Are We At The Bottom Of The Ethanol Barrel?
Managing editor of HardAssetsInvestor.com Brad Zigler examines the viability of meeting the U.S. 2022 biofuels mandate.
  • The squeeze is on
  • Factoring the corn crush equation
  • Have ethanol producers' fortunes turned?
Brad Zigler Tuesday, 20 May 2008
 
Biofuels Professor Says Corn Will Never Work
Roy Nersesian, an energy specialist from Columbia University, puts the biofuels hype under a realist's microscope.
  • Why corn-based ethanol will never work
  • The chink in cellulosic ethanol
  • Hope for biodiesel?
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 13 May 2008
 
Biofuel’s Bad Rap

Food prices are up, and ethanol is feeling the heat. But is it really the bad guy?

  • From media darling to food price scapegoat
  • How much corn is in the slurry?
  • Fixing the problem
Julian Murdoch Monday, 21 April 2008
 
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