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U.S. oil and natural gas rig counts just dropped for the second time since August.Why is that significant? A drop in the number of rigs is usually an indication that the companies doing the...
On Monday, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)) stepped boldly into the mobile payments market by officially launching its eagerly anticipated Apple Pay service.Announced during the company’s main iPhone 6...
Imagine yourself in Australia or Qatar, two of the top liquid natural gas (LNG) exporters in the world. You’re living it up, selling LNG to energy-strapped Japan for $15 per million British...
If you can predict the future with certainty, then stop reading. This article isn’t for you.But if you’re simply human, like the rest of us, you shouldn’t construct your portfolio as...
Let me ask you a personal question…Do you use protection? Because based on the recent, wild action in the markets, it seems as though many people have been practicing unsafe investing. Across...
Oil prices dropped by more than 15% this year. And gasoline has broken $3 per gallon in some states.Good news, right? Not if you like having a job… The country’s economic recovery is...
As human beings, sleep is one of our most basic requirements.Not only does sleep help us stay alert and attentive during the day, but it also plays a vital role in memory formation. Chronic sleep loss...
Just like mobile technology exploded into our lives a decade ago, wearable devices are quietly gatecrashing the tech scene.With new products like the Apple Watch hitting the market in 2015,...
As a major dry gas producer, Encana (NYSE:ECA) has suffered for years under the weight of low-margin natural gas.In the process, its peers sprinted forward by drilling for liquids. Well, the company...
Retirees and near-retirees pleading for higher interest rates received some bad news on Wednesday when the Fed released its September FOMC meeting minutes.Markets learned that the Fed is becoming...
In a bull market, it’s attractive to invest in growing companies, as they can provide higher returns than larger companies – albeit with greater risk. However, private investors tend to...
As long as there’s been debt, a way to resolve unpayable debt has needed to exist.A passage from Deuteronomy in the Bible talks about creditors canceling debts every seven years. Throughout 19th...
In our increasingly virtual world, the idea of “ownership” is developing a new meaning.We spend thousands of dollars on books, music, and apps that we can never actually touch. And a...
Despite the price of gold erasing its 2014 gains, one gold expert is predicting an event that will permanently change the market for this commodity… peak gold.The CEO of Goldcorp (NYSE:GG),...
If leverage is dangerous, then hidden leverage is a deadly, fire-breathing beast.In 2008, as the financial crisis unfolded, we learned that banks were masking their true leverage ratios by utilizing...
Earlier this summer, I recommended buying Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). At the time, shares were trading for a bargain price of $227. “Tesla is 10 times more likely to hit $300 than it is to fall beneath...
Turmoil in the Middle East, rebellion in Ukraine, an Ebola outbreak in West Africa, and massive quantitative easing. In the past, even a whiff of conflict or financial crisis would have sent gold...