Forbes warns of oil bubble August 31, 2005 PUBLISHING billionaire Steve Forbes has predicted that soaring oil prices will lead to a crash that could make the hi-tech bust of 2000 "look like a picnic". Mr Forbes, publisher of Forbes magazine, said the price of oil, which peaked at more than $US70 a barrel on Monday as Hurricane Katrina headed for the US Gulf Coast, was unsustainable.
August 31, 2005
PUBLISHING billionaire Steve Forbes has predicted that soaring oil prices will lead to a crash that could make the hi-tech bust of 2000 "look like a picnic".
Mr Forbes, publisher of Forbes magazine, said the price of oil, which peaked at more than $US70 a barrel on Monday as Hurricane Katrina headed for the US Gulf Coast, was unsustainable.
Is There An Oil 'Bubble'? By Robert J. Samuelson Wednesday, July 26, 2006 Could there be an oil "bubble''? Well, yes. [to be fair, the rest of that article explains that, in fact, not really]
By Robert J. Samuelson Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Could there be an oil "bubble''? Well, yes. [to be fair, the rest of that article explains that, in fact, not really]
Market Bubbles, Recession or Economic Rebound? Economy, Housing, Energy & Credit Market Outlooks from Greenspan, Rogoff & Shiller at CERAWeek 2008 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Jan. 30, 2008) - Three of the world's preeminent economists will dissect the causes and effects of volatility and instability in the global economy and in credit, housing and oil markets, and the resulting outlook for business, consumers and financial markets at the coming Cambridge Energy Research Associates CERAWeek 2008 conference, beginning February 12 at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston.
Economy, Housing, Energy & Credit Market Outlooks from Greenspan, Rogoff & Shiller at CERAWeek 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Jan. 30, 2008) - Three of the world's preeminent economists will dissect the causes and effects of volatility and instability in the global economy and in credit, housing and oil markets, and the resulting outlook for business, consumers and financial markets at the coming Cambridge Energy Research Associates CERAWeek 2008 conference, beginning February 12 at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston.
Beware of a 'green' bubble Investors have driven up the prices of environmentally friendly stocks, perhaps to unrealistic levels. A better bet might be multinationals that are taking on a greener tint. In the effort to help the world's environment, investors are finding that it's easy being green. Maybe too easy.
Investors have driven up the prices of environmentally friendly stocks, perhaps to unrealistic levels. A better bet might be multinationals that are taking on a greener tint.
In the effort to help the world's environment, investors are finding that it's easy being green. Maybe too easy.
The next bubble: Priming the markets for tomorrow's big crash There are a number of plausible candidates for the next bubble, but only a few meet all the criteria. (... There is one industry that fits the bill: alternative energy, the development of more energy-efficient products, along with viable alternatives to oil, including wind, solar, and geothermal power, along with the use of nuclear energy to produce sustainable oil substitutes, such as liquefied hydrogen from water. Indeed, the next bubble is already being branded.
There are a number of plausible candidates for the next bubble, but only a few meet all the criteria. (...
There is one industry that fits the bill: alternative energy, the development of more energy-efficient products, along with viable alternatives to oil, including wind, solar, and geothermal power, along with the use of nuclear energy to produce sustainable oil substitutes, such as liquefied hydrogen from water. Indeed, the next bubble is already being branded.
Désolé.
Even if alternative energy as a whole has real solid growth in front of it, there are plenty of vapory companeies without any reasonable earnings, stupid business models and extremely ridiculous valuations.
For a few Swedish examples, look at Morphic, Tricorona and the Norwegian REC. Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
