Jim Rogers

"Worst Recession Since the Second World War"

Posted By jwojdylo 6 hours, 23 minutes ago in Jim Rogers has been correct in many of his predictions. He shorted Fannie and Freddie in March of 2006 well before the mortgage collapse. He also started a commodities fund in 1998...

Act now on climate change

From Jim Rogers, Duke Energy CEO, and Tim Profeta, director of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University:As President-elect Obama prepares to take on the enormous challenges facing our...

Utilities hunker down

If misery loves company, this past week's meeting of the nation's utility executives was a good place to hang out. A recession, tight credit markets, global warming and higher costs for everything from fuel to wires were the...

Duke makes leadership changes

Duke Energy named a new leader of its Carolinas operation Friday and created a new position focused on developing nuclear generation for current Carolinas president Ellen Ruff.In naming Ruff as its president of nuclear...

Rogers to announce possible budget funding solutions at Vegas press conference

By Lenita Powers • lpowers@rgj.com • November 14, 2008 Chancellor Jim Rogers said Tuesday that he will announce possible new funding solutions for Nevada’s budget crisis, including federal support, at a press conference next...

Is Hyperinflation on the Horizon? (at Seeking Alpha)

by: Jason Hamlin November 14, 2008 | about stocks: Many gold investors have lost confidence as the metal has failed at several attempts to regain the $1,000 mark and is currently languishing in the $700-$750 range. This 30%...

Time to Fill Up on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (at Seeking Alpha)

by: Michael Fitzsimmons November 14, 2008 | about stocks: Michael Fitzsimmons About this author: Gasoline has fallen to $1.99 a gallon here in my neck of the woods. However, it will come as no surprise to my faithful readers...

Falling oil threatens investment

After years of strong returns, the commodity sector has taken a serious beating the last few months. Crude prices in particular have been hit hard, with a barrel of oil falling from a peak of $145 in July to around $58 in...

Ross are rampant in cup-tie victory

Ross Sutherland 98, Montrose 5 ROSS Sutherland booked their place in the third round of the Scottish Cup with an emphatic victory over visitors from Montrose on Saturday. Shorn of several key players due to the international...

[$$] Energy Prey Can Find Partners (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

The energy sector's big boys walk with a renewed swagger these days. The most striking example is Exelon Corp.'s hostile bid for smaller independent power producer NRG Energy. Jim Rogers, chief executive of big utility Duke...

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