Dollars and the World

The decline of the Greenback
An unpleasant view of the long term decline of the buying power of the dollar.

More dollar news
Is the dollar going up or down? It appears that even if the dollar continues to lose value, it is going to stabilize soon and possibly rebound.

Jeremy Siegel on the Fed, Commodities and Global Markets
The name says it all. A very good summation of all of the interests in the market right now - oil, interest rates, Bush, Iraq, commodities, etc.

Iraq on the brink
An in depth review of the current instability in Iraq, what worked, what did not, and where we are all going from here. A very middle-of-the-road read for those who are tired of the Fox News-only realm of news.

Republicans prefer Fox while Democrats don't care?
Study analyzes the possible influence of Fox News during the 1996, 2000, and 2004 elections which suggests that Fox News may have been influential in swinging some voters to Bush's side during Election 2000. The aptly named "Fox News Effect." Continued analysis shows that Republicans prefer Fox for their news while Democrats really do not seem to care where their news comes from - taking input from all networks.

Coal is top choice for electricity generation
Yes, coal is hot, and it appears to be getting hotter. Amazingly enough, this is an energy source widely available within the confines of our own country and friendly neighbors.

Five alternative energy picks
In reality, these are old-school alternative - like nuclear and ethanol. And then we have the conglomerates (GE), and finally... the coal / oil sands stocks.