Archive for September, 2008

Financial stock weaken, but coal looks great

Written by Michael Vass
Back when I was a stockbroker (I know, it’s a bad word today) I had a buddy that love to quote this old brokerage saying.
“Bears make money, Bulls make money. But pigs just get slaughtered.”
Obviously the Board members of AIG, Lehman, Bear Sterns, Washington Mutual, and more than a few other financial [...]

Coal-bed methane, $5 trillion in energy that is not talked about

Written by Michael Vass
Coal-bed methane, have you heard of it? I’m sure most have not. Up until the recent surge in natural gas prices no one really paid attention to this fuel source. Now people are very interested.
Coal-bed methane is not a new item. It’s one of the fears that fill every coal mine. [...]