T. Boone Pickens

MasterCard: Driven by Global Growth (at Seeking Alpha)

yahoo.com     04-Sep-2008   1 related          

by: Michael Filloon posted on: September 04, 2008 | about stocks: MA The market saw a major change yesterday. The GDP per capita is $46,000, inflation is 3%, unemployment is 5.2%, with a population of 303 million and an...                    

The “boiled frog” theory of gas prices

brandcurve.com     04-Sep-2008          

Have you heard the story of the boiled frog? The didactic tale tells of putting a frog in water and gradually, oh so slowly, turning up the heat, until, in the end, the frog is boiled. And the frog has made no attempt to...                    

T. Boone Pickens on what Palin needs to do tonight

cnn.com     04-Sep-2008   4 related          

ST PAUL (CNN) –- John McCain’s running mate Sarah Palin needs to “portray herself as a leader” Wednesday night, if she does that, “she is going to be very popular,” Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens said in a CNN interview...                    

Tech, energy stocks keep markets in check

msn.com     04-Sep-2008   19 related          

Falling commodity prices and a rising dollar weigh on many stocks, but financials rally to bring the overall market back. Auto sales are weak; so are builder Hovnanian's earnings. Apple hints at new product releases. Will...                    

Can't Dunk on Duncan

portfolio.com     04-Sep-2008   167 related          

Andrea Chalupa reports from the floor of the Xcel Center: It was gearing up to be a big night for Mike Duncan, the Republican National Committee chairman and a banker from Kentucky. He took over the helm of the party last...                    

Peering ahead at oil, gas prices

nwsource.com     04-Sep-2008   15 related          

THE SUMMER OIL FEVER has broken, crude prices are tumbling to $100 a barrel, retail gas prices are following, so it's time to take a deep breath, pause a moment -- and then start worrying about how high the spike will...                    

Renewable-energy convert makes his case in St. Paul

startribune.com     04-Sep-2008          

Maverick oil-and-gas magnate T. Boone Pickens says U.S. and global oil production have peaked. Pickens, a geologist seasoned by a half-century of drilling holes, says the United States must fast ramp up the wind industry...                    

A G.O.P. Drilling Machine

portfolio.com     04-Sep-2008          

Matt Cooper reports from St. Paul: When you cut through he clutter of Sarah Palin's night at the convention, the optics of the first woman to be nominated for vice president on the Republican ticket; when you get past the...                    

Gas at 87-Cents a Gallon? Yes, But it's GAS!

planetizen.com     03-Sep-2008   1 related          

Utah appears to be just what Texas oilman, T. Boone Pickens, had in mind with his new energy plan that calls for widespread use of natural gas to replace gasoline and diesel, even though only one vehicle is manufactured...                    

In her big speech, Palin repeats the GOP’s big energy lie — plus three other energy lies, too

alternative-energy-news.info     03-Sep-2008   20 related          

Excerpts from Palin's big speech are already online: “Our opponents say, again and again, that drilling will not solve all of America's energy problems - as if we all didn't know that already. But the fact that drilling...