After many years of debate about exporting natural gas worldwide, the U.S. is finally making headway.  There have been 31 applications for permits to export domestically produced natural gas as liquefied natural gas (LNG), with a cumulative capacity of almost 12,344 billion cubic feet (Bcf) a year, nearly 50% of… Read More

In 1965, Paul McCartney wrote a song for the Beatles album “Help!” Since then this song has been rerecorded by other artists more than 2,200 times, more than any other song in history. As the story goes, when he sat down at the piano to write the tune, he had… Read More

The biofuels industry is abuzz this week. Industry executives are taking a close look at a new contract in place between industry veteran Solazyme (Nasdaq: SZYM) and consumer goods giant Unilever (NYSE: UN). In a move to make cosmetics with sustainable ingredients, Unilever will buy at least 10,000 metric tons… Read More

I couldn’t invent a better investment scenario than the one I am about to share with you. A monumental shift is about to take place… and it could mean big profits for smart investors. It all has to do with a little-known treaty signed decades ago. And while Barack Obama’s… Read More

One key trait that separates developed economies (such as the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan) from emerging economies is the relative swings in GDP. While developed economies are so mature that they grow or shrink in a glacial fashion, emerging economies are much more dynamic, with booms and busts arriving… Read More

Entrepreneurs have a saying: “When everyone is digging for gold, we want to sell the shovels.” We’ve seen the effect technology has had in the past 30 years, in everything from cellphones and computers to the cars we drive. These kinds of technological marvels will continue to be staples of… Read More

As the crisis in Syria appears headed toward a resolution, key commodities markets are no longer on edge. Oil prices have begun to slip, and gold prices have resumed their downward trajectory, making a quick retreat from their 150-day moving average. Falling gold prices can spell serious trouble for gold… Read More

When it comes to shorting a stock, one of two outcomes emerge: You were correct, and shares plunge as anticipated. Or you were wrong, and shares rally higher, causing considerable pain.  But… Read More

In the late 1700s, miners in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) discovered a curious new mineral. They named it pechblende by combining the German word pech, which means “pitch” or “bad luck,” with the word blende, which means “mineral.” The first scientist to analyze “pitchblende” was a German chemist named… Read More

It’s pretty safe to say that there is just one global index that has managed to double in the past three months. The fact that it is involved in the still-weak commodities sector makes the spike all the more stunning. I’m talking about the… Read More