Archive for June, 2008
News items of conflicting interest
Managers most negative on stocks in a decade, survey says - MarketWatch
UCLA economists stick to no recession forecast - SacBee.com
Today’s news readings are bringing up some interesting predictions and forecasts. I have linked to a couple of these articles above and I have a few comments.
First, the UCLA economists article. They repeated their forecast that, [...]
New Energy Finance - NEX - Weekly Review
Each week I review the previous week’s performance of the WilderHill New Energy Global Innovation Index, the NEX. For investors, the NEX is tracked by the PowerShares Global Clean Energy Fund (PBD: 13.31 +0.32 +2.46%). The index consists of companies in the clean and renewable energy fields with a global perspective.
For the week ending on [...]
Never ending bad news put me in a good mood
On Friday, I was about to write that it appears the continuing bad news makes me want to just go sit in the sidelines and wait for better days. The housing down turn is turning into a 4 year odyssey of pain for homeowners. Gas prices are causing SUV owners to trade in for Vespas. [...]
Turning algae into ethanol, another approach
Turning algae into ethanol, and gold | Cleantech.com
Although I do not know of a way for the individual investor to participate in the technology discussed in the above article, I thought it would be of interest here. Algae has been touted as a source for biodiesel feedstocks, but this is the first time I have [...]
Ethanol Companies take another hit… Flooding
Citigroup Pans Ethanol… On Flooding (VSE, BIOF, ADM)
The ethanol industry just keeps getting hammered by bad news. The news yesterday that Citigroup was downgrading the stocks is just another example (linked above). Yesterday I wrote about news I have received concerning the corn crop in Iowa and Minnesota and there is more flooding news today. [...]
