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Realizing that in the short run Yahoo management doesn't seem to have my best interest at heart, I sold all of my Yahoo! (YHOO – $28.67 ) shares at around $28.75, which allows me to lock in most of the merger premium if inaction by Yahoo management drives the stock back to $20. Just in…
Photo:standox11, Creative Commons, Flickr As oil prices rise, so does Exxon's budget.
Photo:abbyladybug, Creative Commons, Flickr I’m compiling a list of bad environmental ideas. The first was sowing the ocean with tons of iron fertilizer to encourage phytoplankton, which only incidentally absorb the carbon dioxide (CO2) associated with global warming.
Solar stocks have seen a sharp pullback since the start of 2008, and short-term rallies from current levels should be expected. Upcoming catalysts for near-term rallies include the announcement of new supply deals, better than expected earnings results, short squeezes and the potential for supportive legislation. The more important question investors will need to ask:…
Photo:VaguelyArtistic, Creative Commons, Flickr Financial firms have so far announced losses totaling around $160 billion, and UBS feels there could be a total of $600 billion in losses triggered by the subprime collapse. There is more bad news to come and central bankers know it. If UBS is correct we've only seen the tip of…
Will the House bill repealing Big Oil tax breaks really go through?
After being on the road at two different conferences and a funeral, I'm finally home. I watched my usual late night TV shows when I arrived on Wednesday night. It seemed they all had some sort of comedy piece to do with the fact that Starbucks closed for the three slowest hours of the day…
Higher gas prices mean households cut back on other spending.
I'm not going to pretend to know how to pick a bottom for stocks, but if we dissect the anatomy of a bear market we might understand why stocks markets eventually recover.
Congress busies itself with a couple of dead-end bills this week on energy, housing and Iraq, while long-stalled action – on the Farm Bill, secret intelligence courts, consumer product safety and patent reform – simmers on the side. The House revives an energy bill that would extend and build out alternative energy incentives. While lawmakers…
The wind power industry continues to expand at a relentless pace across the globe with no decline in the foreseeable future. Indeed, since 1998, the installed global capacity of wind power went from 7,475 MW to 93,849 MW, or a ten-year CAGR of 28.8%. The United States has not remained on the sidelines during this era, and at…
Exxon (XOM) and ConocoPhillips (COP) are partners in the effort
A depressing little story from The Irish Examiner notes that “Ireland Inc is well positioned to benefit from new tax laws aimed at foreigners living and working in Britain, which may result in an exodus of wealthy expatriates.” The background to this story is straightforward. Resident, non-domiciled individuals in Britain pay tax only on income…
It's probably fair to say that the most important diplomatic relationship in the world is between the U.S. and China. Unfortunately, the relationship is souring and could get much worse. "Alas, the U.S. is mostly to blame for this," said Nicholas Kristof in a New York Times column. "There are plenty of legitimate reasons to…
Photo:whatatravisty, Creative Commons, Flickr Oil prices rise and oil stocks reap the benefits.
I hate to rain on everyone’s curb-global-warming parade, as it’s both a critical and largely unresolved issue.
How oily are the presidential candidates?
Big-ass, diesel-guzzling SUVs shouldn't be the main focus of environmentalists. We can keep bickering about the carbon emissions of industrialized nations, but that won't get us far. Environmentalists are wasting their time by hugging trees and buying hybrid cars. Installing solar panels or building wind farms is great, but these are only band-aids. I believe it…
Until now I have always supported the Anti Iraq War stance of Code Pink Women For Peace. I think that the U.S. invasion of Iraq did nothing to make the country safe from terrorism, as well as needlessly cost taxpayers. Generally, it is an abuse of our patriotic young men and women in our military. …
A reader asks: "You said you were watching REITS a few months ago and would pull the trigger if they fell. Can we buy them yet?" My answer: Not yet. I use the Dow Jones Wilshire REIT Exchange Traded Fund, (RWR – $66.32) to follow the REIT market. Right now the fund has fallen 34%…
Aspartame, sold as NutraSweet, Equal, NatraTaste and Canderel, was discovered in 1965 by G.D. Searle Co., and originally used to treat ulcers.
Photo:thinkpanama, Creative Commons, Flickr If the first 7 weeks of this year have been recessionary, how has SRI fared in this climate?
As early as 1975, experts were promising us that the personal-computer, or PC revolution, would create a paperless society.
Are biofuels just as harmful as fossil fuels?
Legg Mason's star portfolio manager Bill Miller thinks that Microsoft (MSFT – $28.34) needs to raise its price in order to acquire Yahoo! (YHOO – $29.57). At $29.57, Yahoo is trading like Microsoft will up its price (remember, Yahoo deserves a big discount to the deal price because of how long the deal is expected…