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...forget about the investment banks. Then again, you don't have to be a hedge fund or an investment bank to be an oil speculator. Be forewarned, though: trading oil futures is not like trading stocks and bonds. It's not for the ordinary investor. It's a wild ride. If you're willing to take the risk, here's how you might go about...
...consumer accounted for almost 70%. With American shoppers now on the sidelines - the U.S. savings rate has soared from zero to nearly 7% in the past nine months as consumers have closed their wallets - the world desperately needs someone to step into that void. (Read "China Won't Ride to World's Economic Rescue...
...like an elliptical machine in the gym. It works your legs and upper body. Once you get used to it, it's an enormous amount of fun. I brought the Pon-e home for a week and got confident enough to take it for some pretty good rides around town. My best moment was tailing a tiny electric car, presumably with a smug environmentalist behind the wheel, on a narrow road. I considered following him all the way home and leaving a note on his windshield: "Nice ride, volt guzzler!" But remembering the hubris of my youth, I opted instead...
...Iraqis. And the Iraqi government openly disdained the recent offer by Vice President Joe Biden during a visit to Baghdad to help mediate in its conflicts with Kurds and Sunnis. Top military adviser Reese likened the relationship between Iraqi and U.S. soldiers to a "father teaching his kid to ride a bike without training wheels," explaining, "Our hand on the back of the [Iraqis'] seat is holding them back and causing resentment. We need to let go before we both tumble to the ground...
...Jellyfish Lake, located on an uninhabited island an hour's boat ride from the town of Koror, is the only place in the world where you can safely float among translucent, undulating medusae. (See pictures of Australia's hidden islands...