Boone Pickens continues to get a lot of face time on CNBC with oil prices skyrocketing. He continues to speak his mind and I'm sure happy he is doing it. The world can ... (more)

The market continues to handle higher oil prices better than expected. But the consumer appears to be nearing a tipping point with gasoline prices. This will bring more and more talk of alternative ... (more)

As readers of this blog know, I commonly discuss the energy problem in our country, and which solutions can fix our energy policy, and how investors can make money off this. T. Boone Pickens ... (more)

The always interesting inflation numbers came out this morning. Continuing the trend, the numbers come in below expectations so the market can rally. Let's take a look at some of the numbers:Food prices ... (more)

An opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal today titled "Wind ($23.37) v. Gas (25 Cents" talked about the heavy subsidies being given to wind, solar and clean coal. Its main point is that ... (more)

FedEx guided down on this quarter's earnings estimates. I always say that companies like FedEx and UPS are good barometer's of the economy. In this case, that's exactly what it is. The ... (more)

Somewhat conflicted right now. I'm more bullish than the bears and more bearish than the bulls. We're well aware of all the ways the consumer is being squeezed right now, but there are ... (