The U.S. is the best-positioned major economy to withstand a cutoff of Mideast oil. This fact informs Trump’s Iran policy.
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Tag Archives: Oil
Alberta Would Make A Good 51st State, Eh?
With fellow Canadians unenthusiastic about allowing its oil to get to market, Alberta might want to look south.
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Tempted By A Rainy-Day Fund
Politicians are tempted to tap rainy-day funds when there is no rain. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a perennial target.
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Make Room For The New Energy Superpower
There are strategic as well as financial benefits to being the top oil and gas producer with a thriving export business.
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What Are The Credit Markets Telling Us?
The stock market calmly handled the Fed’s interest rate hike, but other parts of the financial markets are uncomfortable.
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Scare Tactics Of Seismic Proportions
Evidence is mounting that fracking can cause small earthquakes in some areas, but how much does it matter?
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Clinton Shows Her Keystone XL Cards
Clinton’s Keystone XL policy may not be ideal, but at least we know where she stands.
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Another Market Tantrum
Is this month’s stock market convulsion just another tantrum, or something worse?
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Cheap Oil’s Winners And Losers
Oil price cycles produce winners and losers, but in the long run most of us benefit.
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Oil Going Nowhere
Comedian Henny Youngman never said “Take my oil – please!” But if he had lived long enough, he might have.
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