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The Housing Market: Is It Really In Trouble?

Mike Hendren — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:43:01 +0000

The AP is reporting housing prices have declined for a sixth straight month, with the biggest fall in Chicago, Atlanta and Cleveland. No shock there. By all appearances,

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Oil Patch Looks Active, But Will Our Leadership Do What's Right?

Mike Hendren — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:33:13 +0000

I took a drive into Wilbarger County over the past weekend and what I saw was impressive. I saw acres of pump jacks working just as hard as they could. Obviously, oil at $95 per barrel is attractive enough to the producers to warrant running those pump jacks

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Gas On My Mind

Mike Hendren — Mon, 16 May 2011 18:34:43 +0000

If ever we have ridden an emotional roller coaster as a society, the last three years have certainly been just that. $4.11; $1.89; $3.25;$3.99; $3.57-nauseous yet? Gas dove to a soft-bottomed $3

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Oil, Gas, Losing Some Hot Air?

Mike Hendren — Wed, 11 May 2011 19:14:14 +0000

Oil was trading slightly lower today and gas futures fell so much so that trading was briefly halted. Indicators show that our consumption has fallen for several weeks now. Leave us your comments and tell us if you're driving less

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Don't Buy The Hype

Mike Hendren — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:57:25 +0000

And it's really just that, you know. Hype. I've said it before and I say it again. I don't care what product or commodity you are talking about, but it's never been more so than with oil. Once you have allowed something to become over-inflated the market will make adjustments and the price will tumble

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Texas City Leak May Further Impact Gas Prices

Mike Hendren — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:57:37 +0000

Tell us what you think. Leave your comments below!

As if the rabid speculation in the market hasn't put enough hot air under into the price of oil, we're now beginning to see details emerge about a leak at a refinery in Texas City....click here

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How Will Your Life Change?

Mike Hendren — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:18:55 +0000

We've come a long, long way from Beaumont, 1901. That first gusher in the state ushered in an era of change unlike anything we'd seen since the Alamo. It was a pivotal moment where that which we knew was displaced by the promise of great wealth and expansion

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They're Bankin'! Chevron Profits Benefit From Spike

Mike Hendren — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:54:13 +0000

The San Ramon, Calif. company reported net income of $5.3 billion, or $2.64 per share, for the final three months of 2010.
Yahoo News reports...click here!

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Gas Prices: The (Not So) Final Nail in the Coffin?

Mike Hendren — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:25:33 +0000

You'd think we'd have learned something from the summer of 2008. I guess not. Here we go again. Oil flirting with $100 per barrel.

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