The Crude Oil price has risen this week, possibly as a result of ongoing supply cuts. The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company have announced cuts, and OPEC feel they are likely to achieve their target cut of 4.2 million barrels.The recession has affected usage, estimates suggesting demand dropping by 1.5 million barrels, but with the [...]

Orange Juice Price. I came across this chart and was intrigued. Like many commodities Orange Juice has taken a big hit over the last few months. Is it cheap now ?
Predicted production levels for this year are not high compared to previous years, and I can only imagine that consumption levels do not [...]

BP are involved in alternative energies and fuels sources, Biofuels, Wind and Solar Energy amongst others.
During this last week I have seen that they are making a bigger move into Cellulosic ethanol, a biofuel produced from plants, grass, wood chips and the like. It is especially interesting because it can be made from inedible grasses [...]

Peak Oil, the moment where we are extracting the peak volume of oil from the globe, the point that will not be reached again, moving forwards from there the amount we extract will fall year on year until we run out.
Sounds like something from a sci-fi movie, yet its true.
When will Peak Oil happen ? [...]

I have just finished watching a 70 minute documentary on trading, “How to make a million like Larry” hosted by Larry Williams, not someone I had heard of before but he seems to be a fairly famous trader.
Anyway, the video was a great watch, some really useful tips in there, which I’ll look forward to [...]

I fancy the oil price to be higher than its current level by the end of 2009. It may go lower in the meantime, but I am confident we will finish the year with a price in excess of $70 a barrel.
I covered this in a previous post;
Oil Price 2009
So far I have thought of [...]

Recession proof …… is it possible ?
There are some companies out there that have the ability to do well during a recession, I doubt many will find it easy but a few may thrive.
McDonalds are a decent choice, picking up business from resturants and more expensive takeaways. Obviously they have reached these conclusions quicker [...]