Special Report: 5 Places to Hide from a Downturn–and Still Make Some Money
If you were to ask me today to characterize the U.S. stock market, I'd ask "Over what time period?" It matters and it matters intensely. In the long-ish run--say over the next two to three years--I think we're headed toward a credit crunch and a Minsky Moment where...Shutdown at Canada’s Syncrude upends U.S. oil prices
The accident last week at the giant Syncrude plant in Alberta wasn't the biggest event for global oil markets last week. That honor still goes to the OPEC decision to expand production by a net 700,000 barrels a day. But for U.S. and Canadian oil markets the accident,...Book keeping changes: Statoil (STO) changes its name and ticker to Equinor (EQNR)
A change in the name and ticker of portfolio holding Statoil (STO). The explanation offered by the company is that it wanted to remove “oil” from its name to better reflect the company’s increasing emphasis on other forms of energy including wind power. The new name is Equinor (EQNR).