Tag Archives: crude-prices
Oil Curve Steeper Than ’99 Shows Crude May Gain in ’09 on OPEC
Bloomberg – The steepest plunge in crude prices on record may be setting up oil investors for a rally this year, if history is any guide. The so-called forward curve of futures contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange […]
Settlement reached in natural gas trading case
Globe and Mail – Amaranth Advisors LLC and two of its former traders have reached a settlement with U.S. regulatory staff over the alleged manipulation of natural gas futures prices. The deal, which was submitted to the U.S. Federal Energy […]
Britain and US crack down on hedge funds blamed for crisis –
Independent – An unprecedented crackdown on speculators preying on falling share prices began on both sides of the Atlantic yesterday, as Gordon Brown promised to "clean up the financial system" after days of turmoil. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) banned […]
Hedge funds control free markets
Folks, I want to share some information with you on "hedge funds." I have wanted to do this for some time now, but it seems each week some other topic pushes this one aside. Hedge funds are simply large – […]
SEC to probe Bear Stearns trading data
Reuters- Bear Stearns Cos plans to turn over documents to securities regulators showing that financial giants like Goldman Sachs Group, Citadel Investment Group and Paulson & Co cut their exposure to the securities firm before its collapse, the Wall Street […]
