Electric Cars Pop Peak Oil

Electric cars and renewable energy are upsetting old projections. Peak Oil, the idea that demand for oil would greatly exceed Continue reading →

Oil Company Bankruptcies

About one-third of oil and natural gas production companies (about 175 out of 500) may go bankrupt because of the Continue reading →

Deflation Worries

Inflation is familiar. For Americans who are old enough, or others who’ve lived in hyper-inflationary countries, fighting inflation makes a Continue reading →

Worldwide Triple Whammy

China’s slump, Europe’s debt, oil’s decline are all happening at the same time. At they continue the depth of their connections Continue reading →

Artificial Intelligence Invests

Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to mature. Computer-enabled trading has been active for decades, and has grown more sophisticated. The two Continue reading →

Data That Matters January 2016

Air pollution kills ~ 4,500,000 people annually. US forest fires cost a record $1.7B in 2015. Job growth has been Continue reading →

Japanese Negative Interest Rate

Negative interest rates happen when assets are accumulating and not circulating. They were imposed by some governments in Europe in Continue reading →

Oil Price Collapse

The collapse in oil prices from $110 a barrel down to $30 a barrel took many people by surprise, has Continue reading →