Israelis Killed in Bulgaria Blast as Netanyahu Blames Iran - Bloomberg
Israelis Killed In Bulgaria Blast As Netanyahu Blames IranBy Elizabeth Konstantinova and Calev Ben-David - Jul 18, 2012 1:43 PM MTFacebook ShareLinkedInGoogle +15 COMMENTSPrintQUEUEQSix people were…
Why Do You Hate The Oil Sector? And Yes, I Do Mean You..
Watching SLB trade lower and lower is what I'm talking about. Watching HES and HAL trade into the red is what I'm talking about. Watching BAS get crushed is what I'm talking about. The market hates…
Why Are Oil Markets So Short Sighted?
Other than the occasional headline, the Iran embargo is a distant memory. And oil markets seemed to forget that an increasing oil reserve is a direct result of preparing for such an embargo. Just…
CHART OF THE DAY: How To Protect Your Money In A War With Iran, And An Oil Spike
CHART OF THE DAY: How To Protect Your Money In A War With Iran, And An Oil Spike by Joe Weisenthal One of the big fears for the market is obviously an oil spike, possibly caused by a war with…
Supposed Pipeline Explosion Drives Oil Above $110 A Barrel, Reported False After Market Close
If a falsified report that a Saudi pipeline can drive oil over $110 a barrel, just imagine the repercussions of a full Iran-Israel conflict. According to the report that was later confirmed…
IAEA Gets Nowhere With Iran Nuclear Talks
While Iran's willingness to reopen talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency about their nuclear program was a surprise, it seems that the motion was mostly for show. Several rounds of…
Nothing much wants to make this market go down but I guarantee you this one will
Obama nears his nuclear moment By Edward Luce At the start of Barack Obama’s term, few moments better crystallised America’s change of face than his “New Day” video address to the Iranian people.…
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln Get's Some Valentine's Day Love From Iran: Escorted Through Hormuz
As the Carrier Abraham Lincoln left the gulf Tuesday, it's battle group contingent was on high alert. According to the AP: The passage ended a Gulf mission that displayed Western naval power amid…
Saudi Arabia Will Not Let Oil Go Above $100
According to Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal al Saud, the billionaire head of Kingdom Holding Co., Saudi Arabia is poised to limit the appreciation of oil to no greater than $100 a barrel. "We can…
With Iran Offline, Oil Could Jump 30%
Despite our massive emergency oil reserves (see here), the IMF estimates a halt in Iran crude could produce a rather dramatic effect in the price of oil: "If Iran halts exports to countries without…