Crude oil is grabbing the headlines but it’s coal and uranium that together provide nearly half the world’s power.

A new era of coal is upon us.

The credit crunch has hit the middle classes. That’s the apocalyptic news Britain woke up to this morning.

I have a confession to make…I spend my weekends watching a lot of TV. So needless to say, I see a lot of the stupid commercials that get put on TV.

It was back in the black for the Canadian Markets during Wednesday trading as investors once again gobbled up select issues.

When a commodity or stock breaks out to new highs, as oil has done again this week, it’s extremely unwise to go short, as many are suggesting. I have no doubt, of course, that now I’ve said that in print, it will mark the top of the market.

The junior bourse continued to show signs of life while the bigger board took a breather during Friday trading on the Canadian markets.

It takes nearly five hours by plane to get from my new hometown of Melbourne, Australia to the Timor Sea, the body of water that lies off Australia’s northwest coast.

Scaring the false capitalists…Valuing the real capitalists.

A modest recovery in the price of bullion and oil helped propel the Canadian markets higher during Friday trading.