Energy and Capital Archives

Motorola's Modular Smartphone is Brilliant and Insane

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted October 30, 2013

Motorola and Google are working to create a smartphone where you can replace aging or broken parts on the fly.

The Supercomputer's Supercomputer

Written by Christian DeHaemer
Posted October 30, 2013

The push for deepwater offshore drilling is driven by the fact that while fracking is booming, it is expensive. And wells run out relatively quickly. In the high seas, companies feel the siren call...

North Dakota Oil Pipeline

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted October 30, 2013

The Obama administration continues to drag its feet on approving the Keystone XL pipeline, but it's also dragging its feet on pipeline safety regulations...

Marathon (NYSE: MRO), Total (NYSE: TOT) Find New Oil and Gas in Iraq

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted October 30, 2013

The sixth-largest oil producing region in the world has yielded more oil and LNG-producing zones for Marathon.

Peru Oil Investing

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted October 30, 2013

Peru is looking to expand its oil potential, and Chinese companies are staking investments in the region...

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) to fabricate ARM chips

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted October 30, 2013

Intel may be fading into irrelevance in the smartphone-and-tablet computing era, but it could make a comeback as a contract chip foundry.

BP (NYSE: BP) Beats Expectations, Increases Dividend

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted October 29, 2013

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2014 Alternative Energy Stock Predictions

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted October 29, 2013

While your energy portfolio should be heavily weighted in domestic oil and gas, you should also diversify with these five alternative energy stocks.

Investing in Japan's LNG Demand

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted October 29, 2013

When it comes to supplying Japan and other Asian nations with much-needed LNG, the U.S. is falling far behind other nations...

Coal Mining Sales

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted October 29, 2013

U.S. coal production is waning, but states like West Virginia, which long relied on a coal-centric economy, are profiting from natural gas...

Why is Snapchat so Valuable?

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted October 28, 2013

Mobile messaging app Snapchat is reportedly in talks to obtain a new round of funding, and this time the valuation is around $3.6 billion.

Exploiting Canadian LNG Exports

Written by Keith Kohl
Posted October 28, 2013

China desperately needs Canadian natural gas to meet future demand. It's time to follow the money...