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    Capitalism Doesn’t Work, Mr. Gates?

    By Larry Kudlow Bill Gates, bloviating at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is issuing a clarion call for a “kinder capitalism” to aid the world’s poor. Mr. Gates says he has grown impatient with the shortcomings of capitalism. He thinks it’s failing much of the world...
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    Oil Spikes Above $100

    I agree with you.
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    Best book on energy commodities?

    Oil Trading Manual: A comprehensive guide to the oil markets Edited by David Long, Oxford Petroleum Research Associates. (the 2003 update edition) http://www.mjmenergy.com/MZINE/OTM.htm BTW: an excerpt from bloomberg: Daily shipments of North Sea Brent crude, part of the price benchmark...
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    Thinkorswim’s spacious Chicago digs

    tradermonthly magazine: “The idea of an ‘office’ is kind of a stretch for us,” says Don Roberts, managing director of Thinkorswim, the Chicago options-brokerage firm. He’s not kidding: The company’s sleek headquarters is as cavernous as an Airbus hangar, occupying 24,000 square...
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    Romney throws in the towel - breaking news (EOM)

    Mr Paul don't have a realistic chance in this race, he just wont get enough delegates. And I don't think he will run as a independet, cause he is a man of words.. The GOP has become the irrational party. this is a big win for the socialists and ilegal alliens.
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    Romney throws in the towel - breaking news (EOM)

    With Romney out and Ron paul almost out, i feel that we (american people) are the only ones who lost. We had two great candidates and we just fucked that great opportunity.
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    someone had to have the balls to menton it....

    Obama vs McCain: I wont vote. McCain vs Hillary: wont vote Romney vs Obama/Clinton: Romney. BTW: Obama vs McCain sounds more like Carter vs Ford II (new millenium) :) I think that Obama will be a passive fence straddler who won't push for anything. Obama has put himself into a box...
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    OMFG!!! Welcome to hell in America!

    Nothing its over until its over. both primary are in death heat. A three-way split makes it harder for a Republican candidate to build a majority. Past campaigns have seen a reverse bandwagon effect. When a candidate gets close to winning the nomination, the bandwagon doesn't speed up. It...
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    Exxon shatters profit records

    this is a joke, right??? what surpluses? italy have a 114% GDP deficit, france a 75% GDP deficit, japan a 154% GDP deficit, germany a 67% GDP deficit, spain 56% GDP deficit vs the US 63% deficit. guess what, when spain "makes money" they have to "share" their wealth with countries in...
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    Exxon shatters profit records

    thank you very much pal for those links! :) You have to separate the gasoline from petroleum. Petroleum is like Frankenstein and gasoline, heating oil, kerosene, etc. are the monsters with their own life. You have to understand that so you don't get confused. but make no mistake, exxon is...
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    Best book on energy commodities?

    Hi Xbot!!, you'r right, but you can learn some very useful things. for example, 2 years ago I bought a similar book (crude oil physical trading) and I learn that when the baltic index drops substantially, The Brent benchmark tend to trade at a wider premium to WTI. (80% of the time)...
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    Most Dangerous? American Black's or Iraqis

    taking into account the lack of formal education in the african american comunities, I just realize that this is maybe the reason why we are becoming a third world society.
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    Election predictions

    What kind of change he REALLY can bring?? (beside his skin color). let's see, in the past 16 years this country has been ruled by two former drug user. why we should elect another one?.. I got it, one used to smoke weed, the other one used to inhale coke, and obama used to sell both. bingo!.
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    Exxon shatters profit records

    what i mean is that exxon is involved in every process of the oil industry, not just Refining (VLO main Bizz is the refining).. exxon makes tons of exploration deals worlwide, storage, transport, retail sales etc etc etc.. anyway, the world is richer today than 10 years ago. records...
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    Election predictions

    I just found this very interesting article today. Analysis: Is there life after Super Tuesday? The Republican race still has three major candidates, each of whom has won at least one state. Mike Huckabee is likely to win delegates in states and districts where evangelical voters...
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    Exxon shatters profit records

    So what? Oil companies in the US has been doubling their profit year by year since 1998.. Then ask the goverment to stop those high taxes on gasoline (did you read what I wrote before?). you just hit the nail! right on. I just wasted my time trying to explain something useful to...
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    Exxon shatters profit records

    no they don't (at least in the past 4 years). go to www.eia.doe.gov and take a look at the consumer levels in the past 4 years. Anyway, 80% of exxon business is outside the united states. To make just ONE car, you need at least 15/20 barrels of crude. The rocketing price of crude oil is not...
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    Exxon shatters profit records

    I think sir, that you dont understand the energy industry complex very well, the big Winner here is the Goverment, they make twice the profit with the big taxes. But anyway, i'll give some benefits. 80 millions americans have some sort of investment in the stock market via 401k, IRA, mutual...
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    What would you like to see on this site for energies

    Hi. here my list. 1-inter-month spreads charts and analysis. 2-Crackspreads charts and analysis 3-intra-market spreads charts (like Brent/WTI spread or NatGas/Crude Spreads). Very nice website, congrats!
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    Best book on energy commodities?

    natural gas http://www.amazon.com/Trading-Natural-Gas-Nontechnical-Guide/dp/0878147098/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201974295&sr=8-2 Crude http://www.amazon.com/Energy-Markets-Management-Trading-Finance/dp/0470822252/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201974475&sr=1-5...
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