Kyoto Treaty, Global Warming and China Contributions to CO2

Many nations are upset that the United States of America would not sign the Kyoto Treaty. But if you consider all the facts there is no sense in the United States tying its industrial mighty hands behind its back in international trade issues, manufacturing sectors or level free market competitive playing fields.

Will China's New Five-Year Plan Force U.S. Utilities to Ration Your Electricity?

Taking your electrical needs for granted? A new five-year plan announced by the Chinese government may put the reliability of your electrical supply at risk. China may snap up all the available uranium over the next few years. U.S. utilities depend upon uranium to power their nuclear reactors, which provide 20% of your electricity.

OPEC Calling Non-OPECs to Boost Production Too

The President of the United States of America has proclaimed that America is Addicted to Middle Eastern Oil and has set forth initiatives for technology advances to cure this addiction.

Economics of the Travel Industry and High Fuel Prices

Many have not considered fully the costs on our over all economy on high fuel prices? One obvious sector is the travel industry as automobiles, airlines and such are deeply impacted and costs go way up whether you are a family going on vacation or deciding to travel to see relatives via an airliner.

Dow Drops More Due to Politics in Bolivia than Illegal Immigration Protests

The day of the so-called Massive Boycott, Protests and Marches on Illegal Immigration did little if anything to impress financial markets. In fact the stock market did not even budge and only moved at the end of the day on other World Financial News and Events

Czech Market

Czech Republic is a quite young country from the point of independency, situated in the Eastern Europe, and a very young member of European Union (entered 1 May, 2004). Its GDP equals to $172,200,000,000 USD approximately (this is quite large indicator for such country), GDP per capita equals to 16,800 USD approximately, inflation rate equals to 4,7 percent, unemployment rate equals to 8,5 percent; Czech external debt equals to 24,600,000,000. Czech economy has overcame a crisis recent years but now it is a stable country splendid. Now Czech Republic can be characterized as a quite stable country concerning policy, legislation and economics.

Are Free Trade Agreements (FTA) Always Good For Both Countries Involved?

Many important issues regarding a free trade agreement are often overlooked or misunderstood.

Some Relief to Refinery Construction and Expansion to Ease Supply Burden Arrives

Many Americans are concerned about the high fuel prices. As American families and small businesses watch gasoline prices and diesel prices hit four dollars per gallon, as we go into hurricane season it is good to know that there is some relief for refineries to expand their capacity

What is Causing the Steep Increase in Oil Prices?

The world has been experiencing record high oil prices for a while now. Is this a temporary phenomenon, or an issue we have to adopt to in the long term? After all, the oil price was a quarter of the current price just a few years ago. Sadly, the geopolitical and technical factors pushing the price higher and higher every month seem unlikely to disappear in the short term.

The Law of Perpetual Discomfort

Do you remember when gas was only two dollars per gallon? It seems like only yesterday! Wait, it WAS only yesterday! But today, we face three dollars and, in some places, even more. I have a feeling that we’ll never again see gasoline below two dollars. It’s the Law of Perpetual Discomfort and its sister-in-law—the Law of Greed— that will keep prices high. Let me explain what I mean.

It Is Impossible to Evict 24 Million Illegal Aliens

The President of the United States of America, George W. Bush is right when he states that it is unrealistic to consider that move to solve the illegal immigration problems.

High Oil Prices Do Cause Economic Slow Downs

Some say that higher oil prices will not affect our nations economy and they point to last years high oil prices and the cost run ups. Indeed good point on their behalf, but realize there was lots of money printing going on and lots of borrowing and spending too.

Oil Barrel Prices, Diesel Fuel, and Trucking Industry Consolidation

One thing recent history shows us in our economy is that when costs rise in any industry, it spurs on consolidation to seek economies of scale. Some say it weeds out the weak and many Merger and Acquisition Specialist...

Hurricane Season, War in Iran, and Diesel Prices - What is Next? Lance Rants

Some people do not quite understand the issues with our economy and high fuel prices, which are a firestorm against our nations efficiencies and standards of living. Yet we must also understand that what we see today is nothing compared to last summer and the prices we saw last summer are nothing compared to the 2006 Summer Season, as the 2006 Atlantic Tropical Hurricane Season hits and the War with Iran gets underway...

Russians Hold Short on UN Economic Sanction of Iran; Lance Rants

Well economic sanctions of Iran for their nuclear and Atomic Bomb making programs is meeting resistance and reluctance at the United Nations. China is saying nothing. Meanwhile Iran continues to fund International Terrorist Groups.