Trough Oil?

Forget peak oil for a little while.  Are oil prices set to drop in the mid term?"The difficulty with the bubble moniker is determining exactly how much of the price is being driven by purely speculative factors. With Crude, a variety of forces are driving prices: A...

McCanns are suing a Portuguese newspaper

"The parents of missing Madeleine McCann are suing a Portuguese newspaper which claimed they killed their daughter. Gerry McCann said he and his wife, Kate, were "deeply hurt'' by the front-page story in Tal e Qual headlined "PJ believe that the parents killed Maddie". The...

Paris Hilton Breast Enlargement Not Speculative

"Paris Hilton's bust, the subject of recent plastic surgery speculation, has been cleared of any whiff of inauthenticity by these recent beach photos. Rumours of surgery began with the publication of pictures of the ex-con heiress at a party with a sizeable cleavage. The...

Another Great Depression? The Fed's Role in the Bear Stearns Hedge Funds Melt...

"The Bank for International Settlements issued a warning this week that the Federal Reserve’s monetary policies have created an enormous equity bubble which could lead to another “Great Depression”. The UK Telegraph says that, “The BIS--the ultimate bank of central...

Fallout from the Sale of Chrysler

"Jobs, Wages, Health Care Pensions: All in Jeopardy Fallout from the Sale of Chrysler By CHRIS KUTALIK and TIFFANY TEN EYCK Auto workers are bracing for a bumpy road ahead at Chrysler, following the May 14 announcement that Daimler-Chrysler (DCX) would sell off 80 percent...