Investing Daily

As the natural gas market enters a period of seasonal weakness, investors are concerned that fall 2010 will once again bring concerns about production outstripping storage capacity. 

The Canadian dollar will approach and go beyond parity with the US dollar as the value of the oil sands in an energy-hungry world becomes ever-more clear.

Exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuance has been rapid this year, as the universe has expanded by more than 13 percent. Here's our take on two of the newest additions to the wide world of ETFs.

Don’t get greedy with this one. Let the titans fight it out over food security.

Key economic indicators continue to point to lukewarm growth, but a double-dip recession in the US remains highly unlikely. More important, analysts and investors have slashed their expectations for growth, setting the table for a market rally into year-end.

It bears repeating that the US economy is unlikely to experience a second downturn of the magnitude of a recession.

Drilling activity in unconventional plays remains robust despite depressed natural gas prices--a puzzling disconnect that prompts many investors to steer clear shale-gas producers. Pugh Clauses explain part of this anomaly.