US crude oil inventory unexpectedly declined again (see post) last week, driven by a particularly strong refinery demand on the Gulf Coast.
Early in the year Greg Merrill discussed the current administration’s decision to shut down the Keystone pipeline project and the issues surrounding that policy. That was obviously not the end of the story. If there is a need, the energy industry will …
Don't Blame Facebook for the IPO DroughtCNBC.comWhen it comes to going public these days, one event seems to have unhinged the entire deal pipeline.and more »
The Deal PipelineOCC under pressure from JP Morgan lossInternational Financing ReviewThe regulator has 65 examiners located within JP Morgan itself and supervises the majority of the bank's operations, including asset liability management, for whic…
J.P. Morgan trade: OCC berated for missing threatThe Deal Pipelineby William McConnell In Washington | Published June 7, 2012 at 9:11 AM A week before the Senate Banking Committee is set to hear JP Morgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon explain how his…
Globe and MailFacebook IPO With ~10 Billion War Chest Could Just Buy Apple And GrowForbesThe Facebook IPO will deposit somewhere between six and 20 billion dollars into cash. Facebook could ignore all the naysayers (about how this IPO is the most fooli…
'dirty oil' imports set to tripleCNNBy Steve Hargreaves @CNNMoney April 30, 2012: 5:10 AM ET As the United States gets more oil imported from Canada's oil sands, critics worry that the pipelines that carry it will leak. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) …
Central Planning has crippled the real estate market to “save” their core constituency, the banks.
If you were head of Central Planning (howdy, Ben!) and were tasked with crippling the real estate market, here’s what you would recommend.
1. C…
A power play is underway in the foreclosure arena, according to the New York Times.
On the one side is Eric Schneiderman, the New York Attorney General, who is conducting his own investigation into the era of securitizations – the practice of cho…
The Comstock boys present a long list of reasons why a stock market decline is on the horizon…
The stock market is at a highly vulnerable point, both fundamentally and technically. Fundamentally, the current rate of economic growth is unsustainabl…