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Barron's Banks on $100 Oil

For 2 1/2 years the Saudi's have been declining oil production at a rate of 6% per year. There peak produciton was at 11,111 barrels per day now even with theiry proposed increase they will only be at 9,700 barrels a day

Top 10 Payout Yield Stocks

CharlestonInvestor! BAC has yet to earn their dividen this year. They are going to buy a mortage company that is highly prone to defaults (countrywide). So, i do not see BAC 8% dividend being kept and if they follow their fellow banks... when they cut their dividend becuase they have, their stock price will shed like crazy.

GE: More Bad News to Come?

To some aspect I agree with the author however I do disagree on a couple of items. The aero industry has historically followed a 10 year cycle with 2-4 down regard less of what’s happening with airlines. I believe as it has been in the past that airlines will park/scrap older aircraft due to the high cost of upkeep especially Jet-A and Jet-B. This means in order to stay competitive the airlines shall need newer equipment that is more efficient, hence Ge’s GeNX. The same bodes well with the locomotive section, new engine are vastly more efficient that older ones. The big key item is there are plenty of buyers outside the US that are willing to pick up newer more efficient equipment especially with the Cheep dollar. I do agree that this could be a troubling year as with most big companies, however GE is a long buy. Not to mention that right now at a 4.2% yield it’s mighty tempting to pick it up given that they increase the dividend every year for the past 20 years!

American Superconductor: You Have to Read It to Believe It

20 years and still no profit! But wait there's more !!! The CEO's getting options at which he's been selling to make tons of cash. It dosen't add up. I shall stay far away from AMSC and i advise every body else too as well.

1,238 Billion Barrels of Oil Reserves: Is This an Oil Price Bubble?

A couple of problems.
Part One...there is no external agency is allowed to see what OPEC countries really have in reserve and it probably like the late 70-80 numbers they are way over inflated.
Part Two.. the problem is not how much reserves are there but will they keep up with demand growth. Currently supply/production of oil has been flat since 2005 just like in the early 90's. This is of course in comparison not in nomial terms but with growth. World demand growth at this time has been around 5%.
Part Three. We will never run out of oil becasue there will be a point in which the energy or cost to extract it will vastly exceed its price or energy output. However we will reach a point where the sacrity come into view, insuch that the price of oil wil greatly increase. Notabily.. given the huge play that oil has in every country's economics there is nodoubt that world tensions will rise and i would say war would not be ruled out. Remember Japan? they attacked the US because the US cut off their oil supply....