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How Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) crashed crude oil prices

August 23, 2008 · Filed Under Oil and Energy · Comments 
"Financial stocks bottomed (for now) on that date - which makes sense. But the next part doesn’t make sense. Crude oil prices peaked on July 15. What does the U.S. government bailing out financial institutions have to do with the oil market?" — Rick Pendergraft by Rick Pendergraft Baltimore — (TFN): Over the last month, [...]

Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul opens to foreign investors

August 21, 2008 · Filed Under Oil and Energy · Comments 
"The new rule is designed to bring foreign money into the country’s economy… because Saudi Arabia doesn’t get enough of that with all of the oil it deigns to sell the rest of the world." — Stephanie Grimmett by Stephanie Grimmett Baltimore — (TFN): Saudi Arabia is going to allow foreign investors onto its stock [...]

U.S. Market Crisis: Paulson saves the day

March 29, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
"Senators, representatives and presidential candidates have been busy calling for more government oversight of the financial industry. And maybe Congress will settle on Paulson’s idea as its "savior" in the current camera-mugging opportunity. It could actually save money and provide a simpler system for companies trying to follow the ornate business laws already in place [...]