Solar Cell and Microchip Costs Set to Decrease

Polysilicon prices have decreased to $33 per kilogram from $475 per kilogram just three years ago, reports Bloomberg.

Natural Gas Outlook 2012

Energy and Capital’s Keith Kohl explains why some of the best natural gas investments today are hiding in plain sight.

ProShares Announces Launch of Two New ETFs

In less than three years, Proshares’ ETFs have garnered more than $2.5 billion in assets. ProShares now has ten commodities ETFs.

Secret Drone Bases

Smartphones, smart cars, cloud computing, increased processor speeds, etc., are all becoming par for the course… not to mention the Third World’s thirst for it all. And raw materials (resources, commodities, whatever you want to call them) are what’s driving all this.

Agriculture Investing

There’s something to be said about working with your hands in this day and age. It’s a special feeling to plant something and watch it grow – a sense of production, a sense of accomplishment, a sense of real value.

Oil Prices Plummet and Companies Feel the Blow

The global economy is feeling the pinch from all sides, and oil prices are still dropping as a result.

Oil Prices Hurt By Threat of Double Dip

Guest contributor Brianna Panzica discusses the fall in oil futures as demand stays dangerously low and Morgan Stanley concludes we are dangerously close to another recession.

Big Solar Players Take a Hit

Guest contributor Brianna Panzica discusses the losses experienced by two major players in the solar panel market as the industry struggles.

OPEC Demand Forecast Down

Guest contributor Brianna Panzica details OPEC’s report that cut the demand forecast for oil for 2011 and 2012, though overall demand is still expected to rise.

Oil and Gasoline Futures Dip

Guest contributor Brianna Panzica discusses today’s drop in the market and how a slip in demand is affecting oil and gas futures.