The Federal Trade Commission's FTC report on the gasoline price spike of 2000 did not tell the whole story, according to one of the Commission's former top officials. Many complex factors - some the result of policy decisions rather than market force The Federal Trade Commission's FTC report...
A mammoth and unexpected price spike earlier this year in one of New York's newly competitive electric markets has touched off angry wrangling among the state's major utilities. At the same time, it has raised serious questions about the soundness of A mammoth and unexpected price...
Dairy processors who bottle orange juice may already know it, but the price of "liquid sunshine" is about to go up. Commodity prices for delivery in September recently reached their highest level since July 1990. The price spike is blamed on the weak crops in 2004 and 2005 when Florida...
The U.S. economy has shown remarkable resilience in the face of recent hurricanes and the associated energy-price spike. The economy had strong momentum pre-Hurricane Katrina, and it remains on track for solid growth in the fourth quarter, albeit slo The U.S. economy has shown remarkable resilience...
Timothy Charles submits: I have always found the grain markets a "great futures market." When I say that, I am talking about the people who operate within it, the price discovery that goes on and the knowledge that many of these traders have. Now, price discovery might be too nice,...
Opec is ready to ignore quotas to offset the loss of Iraqi supplies as it did after Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 but analysts warn that limited spare capacity this time around renders Opec helpless to stave off a price spike in the event of a supply ...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- BP oil's "indefinite" shutdown Monday of its Alaska wells and pipeline feeders will generate a nationwide price spike, but the West Coast will feel the brunt of shortages, said the nonprofit, nonpaSANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- BP oil's "indefinite"...
Daniel Jones submits: Today we're going into the air transport industry once again with another recommendation, and another blast from the past. This time it's UPS UPS, again with the same options spread we did before in the May 2008 timeframe. Readers at that time enjoyed a very nice price...
After Internet hype, ad stock plops to earth; Wall St. awaits earnings Leap Group Inc.'s stock price spike last week did not signal the transformation of a wart-covered ad agency into a prince. The reality is that the Chicago-based firm, whose logo isAfter Internet hype, ad...
Chad Brand submits: After seeing the price of crude oil start the year around $100 per barrel, peak at nearly $150, and come nearly all of the way back, where does the oil market go from here? It is interesting to see how many people no longer think we...
The Federal Trade Commission announced last week that it has developed a statistical model to identify and monitor unusual gasoline price movements in 360 U.S. cities. "The model will allow FTC staff to identify and track gasoline price spikes on The Federal Trade Commission announced last week...
A mid soaring gasoline prices, the incumbent administration came under heavy rhetorical fire from its challenger during the presidential campaign. The candidate, speaking in a community that had been hit particularly hard by the price spike, unleashed a populist broadside against the White House.
Political pressure to do something about escalating natural gas prices bubbled to the surface in Washington this summer. The Bush administration, clearly cognizant of the lumps taken by the Clinton FERC over the California gas price spike during 2000-01, feverishly conducted a very visible campaign to find solutions to gas...
Political pressure to do something about escalating natural gas prices bubbled to the surface in Washington this summer. The Bush administration, clearly cognizant of the lumps taken by the Clinton FERC over the California, gas price spike during 200 Political pressure to do something about escalating...
By Adrian Croft LONDON (Reuters) - The world faces a serious oil supply crunch within five to 10 years that may drive prices up to more than $200 a barrel, a British think tank said on Friday. The Chatham House report says $200 oil is...
By Craig D. Rose, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Craig D. Rose, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Feb. 10--The frigid days from Jan. 31 to Feb. 5 created an unparalleled occurrence in the natural gas market. Feb. 10--The frigid days from Jan. 31 to Feb. 5 created an unparalleled occurrence in the natural gas market.
Daniel Jones submits: This week's pick is a blast from the past. You loyal readers already know we love to revisit the companies that give us profitable trades. Remember FedEx FDX and UPS UPS from the mid-May timeframe? We rode those down with October expiration puts as the energy price...
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