Ride the next oil boom
High prices mean more exploration, new discoveries and lots of work to recover hard-to-get oil. Here's how to go prospecting in this part of the oil patch.
Archive for June 2, 2008
3 high-powered solar stocks
Soaring energy prices make owning sun power a must. Sales are up for the sector, but profits face a big squeeze. Here are companies likely to navigate the challenge safely.
$4 gas?! Here’s how to get it free
Hotels, auto dealerships, car rental agencies and many other businesses are offering free or discounted gas. But carefully weigh the real costs, and be wary of scams.
Dow off 134 as financial stocks take a beating
Stocks overall slump as Wachovia ousts its CEO and financial stocks sink on a big downgrade. Crude oil jumps again. Barron's thinks GM could hit $45 by 2010. The economy's manufacturing sector is still contracting.
A Barter Economy
Exchanging business services can help slash startup costs for some entrepreneurs.
Catching traffic in their Web
Last summer Laura Zander hoped a Makeover would turn Jimmy Beans Wool, the Reno knitting-wool company that she owns with her husband, Doug, into a household name ("Weaving a Web Strategy," July/August 2007). It hasn't happened yet.