Just So You Know, We Are Running Out of Time

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Here we go again. Thanks to uncertainty regarding the proposed U.S. Government bailout of the financial sector (which, by the way, is looking more like a band-aid on a bullet wound), the dollar having its single worst day against the euro and other currencies, and commodity traders covering their short sales, ...

Ike Cause Gas Prices to Jump

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Over the past two days, the price of gas has jumped nearly five percent -- or just under 20 cents -- thanks to the damage caused by Hurricane Ike to Texas area oil refineries. Even though nobody's particularly happy about the jump in gas prices, things certainly could have been a ...

Hurricane Gustav Update - Better Than Expected

Monday, September 1st, 2008

Hurricane Gustav made landfall this morning near central Louisiana at roughly 10 a.m. as a Category 3 storm, packing winds of over miles per hour. Fortunately, since making landfall, the storm has been downgraded to a Category 2, and how has sustained wind gusts of over 110 mph. The major ...

Gustav Strengthening - Go Fill Up NOW!

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Now that Hurricane Gustav has made it through Cuba, and entered the Gulf of Mexico as a strong Category 3 storm - with sustained winds of 120 mph - it's high time that you go out and fill up your car, truck or SUV. Based on the current projected storm path, ...