The U.S. has the fifth largest natural gas reserves in the world as shown in the chart below. The top five countries – Russia, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. – account for over 60% of the world’s total reserves: Click to enlarge Source: International Energy Outlook 2011, U.S. EIA Related ETF: U.S. Natural …
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Stock buybacks by U.S. companies has reached record levels. Flush with billions in cash many companies have figured out that the best way to spend those funds is to simply buy their own shares. The following chart from a recent Wall Street Journal article shows the gradual rise in share buybacks since the market lows …
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I came across the following interesting chart showing the sources of power generation in the OECD countries of North America: Source: International Energy Outlook 2011, U.S. Energy Information Administration Coal is the major source of electricity generation in the U.S.. Accounting for about 50% of the fuel source in 2008, it is projected to decline …
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