Do TV and Film Investments Make Money?

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Trends in television The introduction of video-on-demand (VOD) services including Amazon and Netflix has revolutionised the way we watch TV. They are each gaining millions of new subscribers each year and produce ever more of their own award-winning…

MUST TRY HARDER! Have Oil-Weighted Stocks Underperformed Crude Oil?

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Relative price performance Between May 2 and 9, 2016, an equally weighted basket of oil-weighted stocks that operate with a production mix of at least 60% in crude oil (USL), and that are the part of the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration…

Platinum And Palladium Ready For A Rebound

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Summary Platinum and Palladium prices dropped 26% and 30% in 2015 and are ready for a rebound. The physical deficit is expected to widen for both metals in 2016. Retail investment and safe haven demand is increasing. Platinum…

Why Did Natural Gas Prices Rise Almost 34% since Late May?

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Natural gas futures contracts for July delivery rose by 6.1% and closed at $2.61 per MMBtu (British thermal units in millions) on June 9, 2016. Prices rose due to warm weather estimates and a less-than-expected rise in US natural gas inventories.…

Why Oil and Gas Prices Won’t Go Much Higher

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Wall Street is supposed to be the world's largest and most efficient marketplace. Trillions course through the digital veins of the financial system, efficiently setting prices that reflect today's best information on what tomorrow will bring.…

FLYING HIGH! Oil prices rise by 2.5% to highest level since November

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Goldman Sachs predicts prices could remain stable at £35 a barrel for the rest of the year due to disrupted global supply Oil prices rose more than 2% to their highest since last November after the interruption to supplies from Nigeria and…

GOOD DEAL? Venezuela says better oil loans deal reached with China

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Venezuela has reached a deal with its main financier China to improve the conditions of an oil-for-loans deal, giving the OPEC member's crisis-hit economy "oxygen" ahead of heavy debt payments, its top economic official said on Monday. Venezuelan…

Is the worst now over for commodity prices?

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The last couple of years have been truly horrific for investors in a number of resources companies. Profits have tumbled, share prices have plunged and investor sentiment towards mining and oil and gas companies in particular has weakened significantly. However,…

Gold vs. the Fed

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Jaw-boning talks gold down to $1200, or lower...? We start the week with the running of the bulls, writes Greg Canavan in The Daily Reckoning Australia. Well, sort of. It's not quite Pamplona style, but it's better than we've had for…

STUNTED GROWTH? GRAINS – Markets retreat as U.S. dollar extends rally

* Corn snaps five-session rally, fails to hold above $4 * Soybeans, wheat also trade lower * U.S. dollar index at near two-month high U.S. grain and soy futures dipped on Thursday as gains in the dollar prompted investors to take profits…

GET COLLECTING! How to Start a Precious Metal Portfolio

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It’s common knowledge to a lot of investors that gold and silver are an essential part of developing a precious metal portfolio. People invest in gold because it holds its value over the long term compared to fiat currency. Gold will never…