Gusher may be bigger than BP says; scientists question amount reported escaping into the sea
NEW ORLEANS - While BP is capturing more oil from its blown-out well with every passing day, scientists on a team analyzing the flow sa...

BP says fishermen getting 90 per cent of $49M in spill compensation rendered so far
NEW ORLEANS - BP says 90 per cent of the compensation checks it has issued so far have gone to fishermen.The British oil giant said Tue...

BP executive says 'virtually all' oil expected to be captured by early next week
GULF SHORES, Ala. - A top BP executive says the company expects to be capturing virtually all the oil leaking from the Gulf floor by ea...

Externalities (714122)
Externalities are impacts from economic activity that don't enter the market. They can be negative or positive. The negatives attract a...

Tuesday's Mini-Report (714279)
TUESDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * Plumes in the Gulf: The government confirmed Tuesday that plumes of disperse...

Read It Here First: Buy What You Hate
You may recall I mentioned a recent trade in Citigroup, and Bank of America, posted under the headline Buy What You Hate. Followin...

Alberta regulator says new estimate shows huge increase in oily bitumen
EDMONTON - Revised oilsands estimates for an untapped area in northern Alberta have producers talking about someday surpassing Saudi Ar...

BP's Plunge and U.S. Energy ETFs
Saying British Petroleum (BP) has seen better days is like saying Lady Gaga hates wearing pants at this point, few things are more ob...

Today in Commodities: Trade Off the Indices
To me virtually everything is trading off the indices, so look to the equity market for guidance and positioning. Crude was higher but ...