When oil prices moved to over $30 a barrel in the mid 1980s, it was considered a significant event. It also signaled the birth of small ethanol companies in the Midwest. Many of them managed to hang around long enough to get a second wind when Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and the ensuing Gulf War pushed oil prices past $40.

Alternative-energy investments are hot. But is the reward worth the risk? If a report released earlier this week is anywhere close to accurate, the answer is a solid no. It could be a decade until we see any solid growth.

One of the most boring, yet profitable ways to make money in the market is buying and selling stocks that trade within a range.

It’s the end of an era in Detroit… At Wednesday’s General Motors (GM) shareholders meeting, the company threw its business strategy into reverse gear. GM will chuck its heavy dependence on the truck, and go green instead…giving its alternative hybrid-electric car the go-ahead.

For the first time in modern history, the US economy finds itself back with the masses, flying coach instead of first class. These shocking facts say it all:

• From 2005 to 2010 alone, worldwide wealth will soar from $118 trillion to more than $200 trillion — with the newly capitalist markets of Asia and Europe accounting for the biggest share.
• Over the next 25 years, America’s share of the worldwide economic pie will slip from 28% to 24%…