thestreet.com - 4/1/2009
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Funds designed to track crude are lagging behind oil prices, reflecting the return-sapping scenario called contango.
econbrowser.com - 4/2/2009
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econbrowser.com —
I will be presenting my latest research paper,
"Causes and Consequences of the Oil Shock of 2007-08",...
at a conference today at the Brookings Institution . Here I review some results from that paper about what caused oil prices to rise so ...
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Causes of the Oil Shock of 2007-08
online.wsj.com - 3/31/2009
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online.wsj.com —
MOSCOW -- To many in the West, Russia's
oil wealth is an addiction that has warped its...
economy. Russian energy czar Igor Sechin considers that envious nonsense. Russia's resources "are a God-given good that should be used effectively," he said in his ...
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Moscow Warns on Low Oil Prices
personalfinanceandinvesting.com - 4/4/2009
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personalfinanceandinvesting.com —
Photo by: Nicholas_T While I generally advocate against
investing in individual stocks for amateur investors, I make...
some exceptions for ETFs. Exchange Traded Funds are funds that trade on the stock market like a regular stock, but represent managed funds like mutual funds. These ETFs ...
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5 ETFs That Can Help Balance Your Portfolio
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Why Oil ETFs Can Lose As Prices Increase
ETF Trends —
... ) is the largest ETF that tracks the commodity. It followed the 77% drop of crude prices between July and December. But Kevin Baker for TheStreet explains that although oil prices have risen 45% since the low in 2008, the ETF went down another 4.3%. What’s happening highlights the challenges that ETFs trading futures encounter. During bullish times, when the price of oil is expected to rise, funds can end up paying contract prices that are higher than spot prices, a situation called “ ...
Why Oil ETFs Can Lose As Prices Increase
Daily Markets —
... ) is the largest ETF that tracks the commodity. It followed the 77% drop of crude prices between July and December. But Kevin Baker for TheStreet explains that although oil prices have risen 45% since the low in 2008, the ETF went down another 4.3%. What’s happening highlights the challenges that ETFs trading futures encounter. During bullish times, when the price of oil is expected to rise, funds can end up paying contract prices that are higher than spot prices, a situation called “ ...
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