Alex Kimani

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• Two Abundant Elements That Could Create A Superbattery

  Published 22 February 2020 | viewed 33,244 times

  For decades, scientists have been on the prowl for advanced battery materials with features such as superior energy density or those that confer extra-long battery…

• Why Cramer Is Wrong About Oil Stocks

  Published 19 February 2020 | viewed 33,030 times

  Three weeks ago, Mad Money host Jim Cramer raised eyebrows after claiming that the oil industry was in the “death knell phase” and that “fossil…

• Why The World’s Top Oil Traders Are Going Green

  Published 19 February 2020 | viewed 13,873 times

  Oil and gas companies have frequently been pilloried for trying to burnish their green credentials with half-hearted attempts at clean energy investments. The recrimination appears…

• The New ‘Must-Have’ For Energy Hedge Funds

  Published 17 February 2020 | viewed 18,921 times

  Not too long ago, green investing was associated with a warm moral glow, but it wasn’t mainstream--not by a long shot. Increasing climate awareness, a…

• Is This Technology The Secret Sauce For EVs?

  Published 16 February 2020 | viewed 14,355 times

  Back in 2014, the Ford Motor Company mesmerized the world when it revealed it had 3D printed the engine cover for the all-new Ford Mustang,…

• A Third Of Fossil Fuel Assets May Soon Be Stranded

  Published 12 February 2020 | viewed 65,496 times

  Fossil fuel companies hold vast oil, gas and coal riches that they frequently tout to the investing universe to help elevate their market values. However,…

• Global Energy Emissions Are Falling Flat

  Published 11 February 2020 | viewed 10,234 times

  Finally, a positive climate-related note coming out of the fossil fuels industry at a time when its reputation is beyond battered as it takes the…

• Bear Run Sends Oil Down For 10th Straight Session

  Published 04 February 2020 | viewed 21,463 times

  A bear stampede has taken hold of oil markets as the coronavirus plague continues to spread FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) amongst the investing universe.…

• The Jet Fuel Crack Killing Oil Won’t Last

  Published 04 February 2020 | viewed 34,933 times

  Just when investors were beginning to come to terms with weak oil demand amidst a synchronized global economic slowdown, a deadly viral outbreak in the…

• Energy Stocks Retreat On Poor Earnings

  Published 02 February 2020 | viewed 15,044 times

  The earnings season is here again with nearly a quarter of S&P 500 companies having returned their Q4 and full FY 2019 scorecards--and it doesn’t…

• Why 2020 Could Be A Record Year For Oil Trading Giants

  Published 30 January 2020 | viewed 44,243 times

  Retail investors with long positions in crude oil markets had little to cheer about in 2019 as the market failed to maintain the early-year rally…

• As Gas Prices Crash, Will This Shale Giant Survive?

  Published 27 January 2020 | viewed 43,376 times

  Fracking pioneer and the king of unconventional drilling Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) is a company in dire straits, which makes it a great bargain right now. …

• The End Of A Dark Decade For Energy Commodities

  Published 23 January 2020 | viewed 47,360 times

  Beaten-down commodity markets may be tempting investors to start adding the asset class to their portfolios as they seek to diversify even as the epic…

• Foreign Investors Are Pouring Into This Middle East Oil Giant

  Published 21 January 2020 | viewed 14,286 times

  Highly leveraged U.S. exploration and production (or E&P) companies have lately been struggling with dwindling valuations and endless bankruptcies as investors lose their appetite for…

• Bad News For Oil: Refinery Profits Are Sliding

  Published 13 January 2020 | viewed 50,694 times

  After a short-lived, half-hearted rally, oil prices are down again with a vengeance, retracing levels last seen before the assassination of General Soleimani by the…

• Three Ways Oil Companies Can Prevent An Investor Exodus

  Published 09 January 2020 | viewed 17,166 times

  In financial and investment circles, mystery and high stakes frequently go hand in hand.  For more than a decade, esoteric fracking companies have been hot…

• Is This The Oil Play Of 2020?

  Published 02 January 2020 | viewed 19,815 times

  As we kick off the 2020s, it’s perhaps time to stop looking at the drillers and focus on the companies that hold the mineral rights…

• Will Oil Bulls Rule 2020?

  Published 30 December 2019 | viewed 22,906 times

  With the New Year already knocking at the door, long-suffering energy investors are looking to put another disappointing year behind them--and the International Maritime Organization’s …

• 2020: The Year Of The Oil Bankruptcies

  Published 27 December 2019 | viewed 109,066 times

  A bankruptcy boom has hit the oil and gas industry, and it’s just getting started. Investors have lost their appetite for shale, and energy debt…

• Why Oil No Longer Rules The Stock Market

  Published 24 December 2019 | viewed 20,946 times

  Things are looking pretty good for the average American investor at the moment, with the S&P 500 still taking out new highs and a 27.3…