Over 2015, a persistent surplus in oil production has offset significant cuts in forward capital commitments and a decrease in drilling – the number of drills in the field is now less than one-third of what it was when the slide began last year.
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Gold Price Updates Show Resilience into 2016
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This gold price update shows how the U.S. Federal Reserve rate hike really affected gold, plus what’s next for gold before 2016.
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The Five Most Hated Companies of 2015
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Our “most hated companies 2015” list includes five companies that stole, poisoned, and defrauded their way to profits this year – and did so unapologetically.
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Sorry, Barron’s… The High-Yield Bond Rout Is Just Beginning
by Michael E. Lewitt • • 0 Comments
Last week, Barron’s recommended that investors start buying beaten-up high-yield bond funds that are trading at big discounts and yielding 10% or more.
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WTI Crude Oil Prices Put Weekly Losses at 3.1%
by Alex McGuire • • 0 Comments
WTI crude oil prices today were down 1.3% as the U.S. benchmark finishes out its third straight weekly loss thanks to oversupply concerns and an interest rate hike.<
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Volkswagen Stock Price Will Drop in 2016 Despite Major Board Changes
by Diane Alter • • 0 Comments
Executive changes won’t be enough to lift the Volkswagen stock price
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What Bill Ackman’s Bad Year Says About Hedge Fund Managers
by David Zeiler • • 0 Comments
When hedge fund manager Bill Ackman warned his shareholders Tuesday that 2015 would likely be his worst ever, most investors probably had the same reaction: “I’m glad I don’t have any money with that guy.”
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I Warned You About “P2P Lending” – and I Was Right
by Shah Gilani • • 0 Comments
Investors are better off borrowing from a P2P lending site than investing in any of them.
If you want to get an online loan, go for it – but don’t waste your money betting on any of the sites being a home-run investment.
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Negotiations Over Oil Production Broke Down – but Not for the Reasons You’d Think
by Dr. Kent Moors • • 0 Comments
In the UAE’s oil capital of Abu Dhabi, OPEC and Russia have been negotiating a coordinated cutting of oil production, which would lead to a movement up in global crude prices. Any anticipation about these meetings was effectively negated over the past few days by three unexpected factors.
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What the December Fed Rate Hike Means for Investors
by Cameron Saucier • • 0 Comments
The December Fed rate hike is finally here. So how will it affect investors?