One of the most disappointing aspects of President Trump’s tenure has been the poor personnel choices he has made. Whether that’s in the form of hiring staff who completely contradict …
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Pain at the Pump: Will Conflict in the Middle East Drive Oil Prices Skyward?
The recent drone attack on Saudi Aramco’s facilities in Saudi Arabia was a major shock to the world, and to oil markets. The simplicity of the attack was unexpected, as …
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The premise behind the OPEC oil monopoly is a simple one. Developed nations need oil to fuel their economies, so the oil-producing members of OPEC collude to restrict output in …
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The demise of the once-powerful Ottoman Empire resulted in Turkey being known as the “sick man” of Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. But while the Ottomans …
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It often seems as though hardly a day goes by that President Trump isn’t threatening to enact new tariffs against a trading partner. First it was China, which Trump continually …
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Oil Prices Are Falling: Good News for Drivers, But Bad News for the Economy?
If you’ve been to the gas pumps recently you’ve probably noticed that prices of gasoline have been decreasing steadily. That’s a little unusual, since gas prices generally start rising after …
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Recent comments made by Iranian government officials have raised the possibility that OPEC might be on the verge of collapse. The cartel, founded in 1960 in Baghdad and headquartered in …
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Now that the Mueller report into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 Presidential election has been published, Attorney General William Barr has vowed to investigate the FBI’s actions with relation …
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While everyone knows that the CIA is involved in a lot of shady business, no one expects the agency or its operatives to be upfront about what it actually does. …
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North Korea’s Foreign Ministry has released a statement demanding that President Trump replace Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as his lead negotiator in nuclear talks with the country. According to …