Posted by julian on December 31, 2008 in
Politics
Many of us think we won the Cold War when President Reagan ordered Mr Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. However in Russia, Mr Putin and his heavies have been able convince the poor dumb populace that thanks to them America has in fact been beaten and is in a rapid state of decay. [...]
Tags: Berlin Wall, BP, Bush, China, Cold War, Europe, Gorbachev, Iran, Mexico, North Korea, oil, Putin, Reagan, Russia
Posted by julian on October 20, 2008 in
Economy,
Politics
No, I am not a rocket scientist. In fact I lasted one term at college and if you had the opportunity to speak to any of my school masters, they will tell you they held little hope for my future once I was cast out into the world. Life for me was and still is [...]
Tags: Bank of America, BHP, BP, Capital Hill, Chevron, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Citibank, Denmark, Exxon, Free Enterprise, JP Morgan, Main Street, McCain, Merck, NY Mecrcantile Exchange, oil, Pfizer, Rio Tinto, Scandinavia, Shell, Socialist, Wall Street, Welfare State, Wells Fargo
Posted by julian on August 11, 2008 in
Economy
Oil futures continue their downward slide as those cowboys in the pits of the New York Mercantile Exchange’s Chicago and New York operations have decided change tack and move from call to put options. A put option is a bet on the price declining. It is laughable to listen to all those so-called experts telling [...]
Tags: Economy, Fuel, gas, McCain, Obama, oil