George Soros think that this week is the last chance for Europe

George Soros, a tokayo a billionaire, and an expert in currency trading, predicts the worse case scenario. It would not be very damage to the major financier - Germany, Europe and the rest of the worl.
Soros: Three Days Left to Save the Euro

Is USA in modern day depression?

We are sorry for the USA. I hope they were too when we were at the bedrock of dismal economic performance.
Gluskin's Rosenberg: 'We're Living in a Modern Day Depression'

Voters Doubt Presidential Power Over Economy | American Breaking Point

Do you think the government has control over the outcome of the economy? Or the Presdient. Many Americans do not think so.



Voters doubt if President has control over economy 

Fwd: Boots and Birkenstocks (renewables and conventional energy source need each other)

What is the hottest investment?  Energy:  renewables and fossil fuels.  Each one needs the other.  The growth of one does not mean the end of the other.

If natural gas is cheap now, it will not be in the long term.

If fuel fossil was $l40.00/barrel, it does not mean it will stay there, except in case of a shooting war.

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Boots and Birkenstocks By Nick Hodge | Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 Sitting in the Waldorf ballroom last week, the goal was apparent: make money. Everyone was talking about their last deal and how much it was worth. Hundreds of investment bankers, tax equity players, utility execs, venture capitalists, and lawyers representing the biggest firms in the world were there... I heard an analyst from Booz Allen talking about how he didn't bring a suit, opting instead to buy one when he arrived in New York because "you just can't beat the tailoring." As we were served filet mignon and polenta cakes by silver-spoon-wielding waiters in white coats, the President of Reznick Capital Markets unexpectedly switched to fluent Japanese to make a foreign fund manager feel a bit more comfortable. These were the sharks of energy finance. They measure the deals they did last year in billions of dollars. And they were there for renewable energy. Advertisement Rare Arrangement Lets Investors Profit as China Overpays for Gas North America's cracking into the Asian markets... with one hell of an entrance. Over the next ten years, a small group of energy companies is sending up to 500 trillion cubic feet of natural gas overseas for a record profit. In fact, the Chinese have agreed to deliver this small group of companies (and smart shareholders) payments four times larger than what they could ever charge here. The full story — and details about how you could take advantage of it today — are all right here in your free report.  Boots and Birkenstocks The elephant in the room, of course, was the abundant reserves of natural gas we now know exist in shale form. Prices are at a decade low and making it even harder for sources like wind and solar to compete. But representatives — even from the natural gas industry — said there's enough room at the trough for both sides. Richard Smead of Navigant Consulting (NYSE: NCI) even put up a slide of a pair of cowboy boots next to Birkenstocks to represent both industries. His point was that there shouldn't be partisan or cultural clashes between energy sources. Instead, both sides are needed and should work together to reduce costs in an effort to increase domestic energy production and, therefore, energy security. Even though natural gas is below $3.00/MMBtu for the first time in ten years, Navigant's forecast doesn't have it staying there for long... Advertisement Is Wal-Mart Worth $120 a Share? Since going public in August 1972, Wal-Mart's stock has risen an incredible 121,900%. A $1,000 investment in Wal-Mart the day it went public would be worth $1,220,000 right now! With a forward P/E of just 11, Wal-Mart is undervalued compared to Target and Costco... But there's a much better way to profit from this retail giant than simply buying its stock — one where you can receive "rent" checks from Wal-Mart each and every month. Get the details right here.  For starters, the U.S. had no winter this year. Obviously, a nation of +300 million not having to kick up the heat as much will do a lot to suppress natural gas demand. Increased use of natural gas for transportation (15-20 natural gas fueling stations are being built every month) will help eat up some supply. And so will the construction of new natural gas generation plants to replace outdated coal-burning ones utilities are choosing to shut down as they reach the end of their useful lives. But the main reason the boots and Birkenstocks will come together is that they need each other. Complementary interaction with renewables is a major market for natural gas. Conversely, a natural gas backup helps solve the intermittent issues of solar and wind. I've always said it's not an either/or but an and/when. Yet it's a simple notion even sophisticated investors can't get through their minds. Fossil fuels and renewables aren't competitors. They're bedfellows. It's not boots or Birkenstocks; it's boots and Birkenstocks. The faster you realize this, the more money you'll make. Solar Going Parabolic Solar consumption is going parabolic. That's when you get a hockey stick chart up and to the right. That's when people get rich. This isn't speculation. This is fact. The just-released BP Statistical Review (yes, this is coming from an oil company) shows global solar generation almost doubled last year to over 55 terawatt-hours (TWh). It's followed a pattern of nearly doubling every year for six or seven years now. That's parabolic growth. Numbers don't lie. The world will install approximately 27 nuclear power plants' worth of solar this year — about 29.9 gigawatts. And with every cent the cost of solar ticks lower, more will be installed. That happens every day... with some very major cost-cutting advantages looming just on the horizon. As I told you last week, solar panels cost more than $70/watt when Jimmy Carter put them on the White House. Today a total installed system goes for less than $5.50/watt. And most of that cost isn't even the panel. Take a look at the breakdown: As costs continue to fall across the board, look how the breakdown will be in 2016, just a few years from now: Data shows that as solar costs fall to $3.50/watt, demand will increase by 14 times. That hockey stick chart of solar installations will continue its moonward climb. Later this week, I'm going to reveal a company that has a simple patented process for lowering the cost of solar panels dramatically — perhaps by as much as half. I'm convinced its technology is the missing piece of the solar puzzle — and will lead to a windfall for the industry and its shareholders. Call it like you see it, Nick Hodge @nickchodge on Twitter Nick is an editor of Energy & Capital and the Investment Director of the thousands-strong stock advisory, Early Advantage. Co-author of the best-selling book Investing in Renewable Energy: Making Money on Green Chip Stocks, his insights have been shared on news programs and in magazines and newspapers around the world. For more on Nick, take a look at his editor's page. I liked this article | I did not like this article Follow Energy and Capital on The Bottom Line Related Articles Solar Takes a Tumble Solar Job and Production Cuts The Solar Blood is in the Street Solar Competes with Natural Gas Recently... Korea Just Launched a Secret Weapon Energy and Capital's Weekend Edition Shady OPEC Dealings Notes from the Renewable Energy Finance Forum Taking a Lesson from Presidential Promises

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