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I have always been a big fan of the safety and income potential of the nation’s utility industry. With the economy in shambles, few utilities have the potential they once did, but MDU Resources (NYE:MD) is looking as good as ever.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): No matter how well an executive team manages [...]
Investors are looking to the oil and energy industry once again. Unfortunately, the roulette style of investing will not lead to success this time. For the real profits, you have to time your moves and invest wisely.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): My, oh my, what difference a year can make. This time last [...]
Analyzing the profit potential of a highly volatile penny stock.
by Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): It is one of the most closely watched stocks. It shares are traded some sixty million times each day.
It is a favorite of speculative investors, some of whom have racked up gains of gains of 300% or more over the [...]
Smart investors are looking beyond the current financial crisis. For a good shot at long-term profits, look towards the oil industry. Inflation, a lack of production growth, and a weaker dollar will create justification for rising prices. Frontier Oil (NYSE:FTO) is worth a look.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): Oil is slowly regaining the [...]
Alternative-energy investments are hot. But is the reward worth the risk. If a report released earlier this week is anywhere close to accurate, the answer is a solid no. It could be a decade until we see any solid growth.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): Alternative energy is hot stuff. Sure energy demand is [...]
Today’s rise in CITI Group (NYSE:C) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) drew attention from the potential of alternative energy companies like U.S. Geothermal Inc. (AMEX:HTM)…
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore—TFN: The U.S. markets soared today. News of positive earnings at embattled banking giant CITI Group (NYSE:C) indicated that there’s a spark of life remaining in the U.S. banking industry. Shares went up [...]
Lithium is becoming the commodity of choice for investors — for good reason. Car makers are choosing lithium-ion batteries for their much-anticipated hybrid and electronic vehicles. And the $2 billion the U.S. intends to invest in that technology will help ease the way.
By Laura Cadden, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore (TFN): At car shows globally, everybody’s talking lithium…
GM announced [...]
Capitalism has no borders. Our government may be socializing the American economy, but that does not mean they are eliminating the profit potential of overseas investments. The domestic solar industry may be a farce, but China may be a different story.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): It is not difficult to feel unpatriotic these [...]
Obama’s stimulus may be filled with veiled pork, but smart investors will still be able to make money from it. Many will use “smart meters” to get the job done.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): When I moved into my 109-year-old home, I never imagined it would be so smart. When the farmhouse was [...]
Many investors run to the safety and income potential of utilities when times get tough. It is a good strategy if you play it right. But make the wrong moves and you could pay dearly. Great Plains Energy (NYSE:GXP) investors are learning the hard way today.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): Some investors are [...]
The nation’s refinery workers are threatening to strike. If they do, what does it mean to investors? There are multiple ways to play the news. Each of them could lead to big gains.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): It looks like it will be another volatile week in the energy markets. On one side [...]
Crude is flowing into the country faster than we can use it, yet gasoline prices have been on the rise. What gives? It is another lesson in supply and demand… and greed.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): They should be handing Dramamine pills in New York and Chicago today. No matter what market I [...]
Act by February 19 to secure gains of 60%, 135%… maybe even 250% in as little as 6 months!
by J. Christoph Amberger, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore (TFN): Let me get straight to the point…
This killer germ has claimed 19,000 American lives a year.
Hospitals all over the country are bracing for a wave of lawsuits.
And one company stands [...]
A Russified Ukraine would make it possible for Russia to project power outward, and to become a major regional — and potentially global — player… the current natural gas dispute is key to that ambition!
by Peter Zeihan, Stratfor
Baltimore—TFN: At the time of this writing, the natural gas crisis in Europe is entering its 13th day.
While the topic has [...]
Gazprom (OTC:OGZPY) is doing whatever it can to not settle with Ukraine. More action is ahead!
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore — (TFN): What do you do if you’re embroiled in a dispute with a customer who can’t pay the price you’re asking—but holds the easement rights to the driveway leading to your property?
You do anything you can [...]
Russia is speeding up the script… watch for Russian tanks to roll West within three weeks.
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore—(TFN): As the world’s short attention span is hyper-focused on Israel’s pounding of Hamas in Gaza, Russia may use this window of opportunity to speed up its action plan in regard to Ukraine:
After cutting Ukraine off from [...]
Russia’s natural gas monopoly Gazprom (OGZPY) has shut off Ukraine’s natural gas. This is only the prelude for a strategic power play that will reshape the power blocs in Europe… and create incredible profits for nimble investors!
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore — (TFN): It may be a holiday, but global power politics rarely take a day [...]
Gazprom today claimed that Ukraine has threatened to seize Russian gas transported through Ukrainian pipelines to Europe.
**** UPDATE Jan 1, 2009: Gazprom makes its move!
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore — (TFN): Did you think that the energy dispute between Russia’s natural gas monopoly Gazprom and Ukraine was over? Not so: Gazprom today claimed that Ukraine has [...]
Political tension and hostility are high across the globe. While the situation may be scary, it has created plenty of trading opportunities. The energy industry is especially ripe for savvy investors.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): All eyes are on the oil futures market today. As governments and industries across the globe adjust for [...]
With so much pressure building on Russia and its energy monopoly, there’s only one release valve…
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore — (TFN): As the pundits are dithering about bailouts and stimulus packages in the States, the big, untold story is building up in Eastern Europe. We’ve been following it for two months, and are marking off [...]