Back in the early 1950s, oil companies in Texas had a problem. No, it definitely wasn’t oil. Rather, it was the stuff that was pumped out of the well with the black crude — natural gas...
Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, once heralded as the key to stabilizing oil markets, are now stalled like an old tank running on fumes in the middle of a Ukrainian wheat field...
In 1869, two men nearly broke the American economy with a single phone call. Jay Gould and James Fisk, a pair of Gilded Age schemers with more ambition than ethics, had a plan so simple it...
Nobody ever got rich betting on peace. In fact, one of the fastest ways to lose money in today’s market is assuming calm seas ahead — especially when it comes to oil...
When the Fed cuts rates, real yields (what you get from your money after inflation) drop. When real yields drop, gold shines brighter. Why? Because although gold doesn’t pay you interest, it also...
The unwinding of OPEC+ cuts this year, along with pessimistic economic outlooks in non-OECD countries like China and India due to President Trump’s tariffs, have been a huge driver for forecasts...
After soaring 26% since January and brushing up against $3,500 an ounce last week, gold prices finally exhaled. A hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation report sent markets twitching, and gold caught a...
If you listen to nothing else in my crude rants, always remember that $50 oil is a myth. At that price, new exploration would shrivel up and die. Nothing seems to move the EIA data crunchers, not...
Oil is cheap again. No, I’m not talking about the “fill up your truck for twenty bucks” kind of cheap, but cheap enough that the market is acting like it’s found some magical,...
In the great economic circus of 2025, President Trump just fired off a Howitzer straight at gold investors. Recently, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) quietly slapped a new 39.6% tariff...
Did Tim Cook just throw up his hands and surrender to the Trump administration? Well, he’s certainly starting to wave an American flag once again.
If you ever feel like you’re doing well financially, just remember that in the 14th century, one man owned so much gold that he accidentally crashed an entire economy. Close your eyes and think...
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