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Corn Prices Sink Further After USDA Report

More bearish news for corn today as the USDA released its Crop Production report.  Ending and world stocks reported much higher numbers than estimates...

Corn Prices Sink Further After USDA Report

More bearish news for corn today as the USDA released its Crop Production report.  Ending and world stocks reported much higher numbers than estimates...

Pipeline Earnings Good; Investors Skeptical

We’re in the middle of earnings season, and last week several companies provided 1Q reports. The energy sector continues to struggle to excite investors....

The Coming Pipeline Cash Gusher

Pipeline company earnings are being scrutinized for capital investment plans.  The energy sector’s pursuit of growth has been well covered. Investors would prefer less...

How Math and Popping Corn (Futures) Relate

Ingredients:  Short corn futures & average daily contracts traded Funds are short corn futures in a record amount according to the Commitment of Traders report...

Investors Look Warily at the Persian Gulf

The Shale Revolution has certainly provided America with more geopolitical freedom. The 1973 Arab oil embargo punished the U.S. for supporting Israel, as it...

Gold’s Head & Shoulders Price Target Calculated

I have heard more and more discussion about the head and shoulders pattern that has formed on the gold daily chart. The talk usually...

Shale Cycles Faster, Boosting Returns

Chevron (CVX) CEO Mike Wirth must have used the term “short-cycle” at least half a dozen times on Friday’s conference call discussing their $33BN...

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