Jim Colburn

Will Horner and Ryan Dezember, Wall Street Journal, discuss the fall and rise of lumber prices, here... “Lumber futures have soared since the start

Vipal Monga, Wall Street Journal, points out that less gasoline demand means less ethanol and less carbon dioxide... ”Carbon dioxide is a byproduct

From the Wall Street Journal’s The Daily Shot:

Iran's stock market is going wild, from The Economist: "Yet, somehow, the Iranian stockmarket is booming. Its main index, the Tedpix, has soared

David Hodari, Wall Street Journal, explains the oil rally, here... ““We didn’t see tank tops at Cushing. Instead we’ve seen phenomenal levels of

For perspective, here is my long term chart of implied volatility for WTI options (based on at the money, second nearby options)…  No new normal, no

The EIA in Today in Energy focuses on US oil and gas rig counts, here... ”Changes in the number of oil rigs have historically followed changes in

What a difference a month makes... Here is a chart from Barchart.com showing the June/July WTI spread:

Calculated Risk has a nice post showing some economic indicators, here...