MARKETS

Weighing the Week Ahead: The European Crisis ResumesJeff Miller - Sunday, November 6th, 2011

What constitutes progress in Europe? I certainly had it wrong last week!

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China Completes First Biofuel Jet Test FlightOil Price - Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

On 28 October Air China conducted its first trial flight of a passenger jet powered by a mix of biofuel and traditional aviation fuel.

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The Foul Deed of the SEC in 2004David Merkel - Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

It started with reading Abnormal Returns, something I do daily, and innocent enough.

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Weighing the Week Ahead: Will the modest economic rebound continue?Jeff Miller - Monday, October 31st, 2011

 

Over the past several weeks the market has been dealing with worries on three fronts:

  1. The European debt issues
  2. Corporate earnings
  3. The risk of a US recession

 

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The Importance of Government Subsidies to the Solar Energy MarketOil Price - Friday, October 28th, 2011

In any country, at the end of the proverbial day, both energy utilities and consumers are finally interested in the technologies that generate a kilowatt of electricity most inexpensively, all other considerations aside.

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