An oil boom can quickly change a country or a state, but is no one-way street for stocks Read More

Before March 11, 2011 the future of the global nuclear power industry looked bright. Growing concerns over climate change had increased interest in the nuclear power option as a low-carbon alternative to coal-fired power plants. A quarter of a century had passed since the devastating Chernobyl nuclear accident in… Read More

A witch’s brew of costly regulation and margin pressure has taken the starch out of these market leaders Read More

There are lots of alternatives to gasoline, but few good ones that will make anyone rich Read More

During last week’s investor chat, a subscriber asked a very good question: “You seem to favor energy stocks that have had huge moves to the upside, situations where the good news is already well known and factored into the price. Isn’t this approach quite risky?” Let’s address… Read More

Refiners are being asked to pay through the nose for ethanol US consumers won’t use Read More

Q: Please share with us your reasons for removing NuStar (NYSE: NS) from the portfolio. Does this change reflect a problem within NS or does it just mean that NS is not the style of company that you want for the new TES portfolios?RR: NuStar didn’t raise any… Read More

Warren Buffett didn’t become wealthy by making poor investment decisions. His wealth resulted from years of making prescient investments in very successful companies. He has had the occasional bad year, reportedly losing $25 billion in 2008/2009. But he had an estimated net worth at the time of $60 billion, so… Read More

The State Department’s new environmental report is a victory for the controversial pipeline plan Read More