In a major U-turn from its claims during the Bush administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is now set to admit that speculation in oil...
Washington Post | Zachary A. Goldfarb | Posted 08.06.2009 | Business
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will consider new measures to curb speculation in the markets for energy and other commodities, the agency is...
Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 07.25.2009 | Business
There's definitely a bottom to the real estate market, but the bottom is not clearly visible through yesterday's floating wreckage and today's murky transactions.
Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 06.18.2009 | Business
It is time for the Obama administration to show it is cognizant of the creeping upward push of oil and gasoline prices and its impact on a still very fragile economy.
Danny Schechter | Posted 06.24.2008 | Business
The US does not have energy independence or, for that matter, financial independence. Why? Partly because we live as if we are an island empire in an interdependent world.
Eben Esterhuizen | Posted 04.03.2008 | Business
It seems fair to say that most experts expect elevated volatility to continue in 2008, arising from three factors: monetary policy, fiscal policy and continued weakness in the financials sector.
rawstory.com | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business