U.S. District Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Against the General Moratorium
June 22nd, 2010 at 9:15 pm by CB | No CommentsToday, in the case of Hornbeck Offshore Services, L.L.C et al. versus Kenneth Lee Salazar et al. Martin L. Feldman, a United States District Judge, granted a preliminary injunction against the general moratorium on deepwater drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. According to Feldman’s ruling,... [Read more]
Tagged with: District Judge, Energy, Martin L. Feldman, Moratorium, Offshore Drilling, Oil, Politics, Transocean
Part 1: Introduction to the Independent Refiners Series
March 31st, 2010 at 8:42 am by CB | No CommentsWelcome to the Chain Bridge Investing: Independent Oil Refiners series. Through a series of posts during the next several weeks, we will continue to expand upon the various factors an investor should consider when evaluating any of the companies in this industry. Contrary to our company focused research,... [Read more]
Tagged with: Alon USA, Crack Spreads, Delek, Energy, Frontier, Holly, Independent Refiner, Light-Heavy Crude Differential, Maya, Oil, Refineries, Sunoco, Tesoro, Valero, West Texas Intermediate, Western Refining, WTI
Daily Download: Financial and Stock Investing News for 1-26-10
January 26th, 2010 at 8:40 am by CB | No CommentsGood morning, investors and traders! You are reading the Daily Download (”Daily DL”), which includes summaries and links to the day’s selected economic and stock investing news. The Daily DL is maintained by Chain Bridge Investing (“CB”), which is a financial blog at www.chainbridgeinvesting.com.... [Read more]
Tagged with: AIG, AK Steel, Alternative Energy, Apple, Energy, Existing-Home Sales, Federal Reserve, Goldman Sachs, iPhone, Matt Simmons, National Retail Federation, Oil, Philips, President Obama, Silver, Societe Generale, Wind Power
Leon Cooperman: S&P 1200, Bullish on Energy, Healthcare & Financials
January 11th, 2010 at 7:19 pm by CB | No CommentsToday, Leon Cooperman, another famed investor and chief executive officer of Omega Advisors, briefly discussed his market views on CNBC. The following are the more important points from his discussion: (1) Cooperman is “moderately optimistic” with regards to the market and believes that... [Read more]
Tagged with: Consumer Discretionary, Cooperman, Energy, Fed, Federal Reserve, High Yield, High Yield Bond, Leon Cooperman, Omega Adivsors, Treasury Bonds, Utilities
