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  1. Got Milk? • March 30, 2007

    All eyes were on the grain markets today, as the much-anticipated prospective plantings report was released. Not a big surprise -- corn acreage was up substantially, while soybean acres fell below expectations, according to the USDA.

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  2. A Pipe Dream Come True: Spectra Energy Corp. • March 28, 2007

    I like to begin at the beginning, so let's begin in 1904, when a man named James Buchanan Duke established the Catawba Power Co. to serve customers in North Carolina.

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  3. The Best of Intentions • March 26, 2007

    Now that spring is here, farmers across the nation are getting ready to plant their crops for the coming growing season. At the end of March, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release the planting intentions report.

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  4. There’s a New Sheriff in Town • March 21, 2007

    Let me get right to the point. I recently met and conversed with one of the key players in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). If you thought that all FERC did was to set pipeline rates, you used to be correct.

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  5. Fill ‘er up… Fast! • March 16, 2007

    Another week of subprime selling in the broader market was initially pushing down commodity prices, but only initially. Suddenly, after several weeks of difficult trading over in RTA, we are seeing a lot of what we predicted coming true.

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  6. Silence of the Loans • March 14, 2007

    Subprime Lending Problems Escalate" states the headline of the Financial Times, with characteristic British understatement. "Escalate"? What a quaint way of describing the unfolding financial disaster

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  7. Sugar Daddy • March 9, 2007

    President Bush arrived in South America's largest city with the stated goals of promoting democracy, increasing trade and partnership on alternative fuels.

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  8. Thoughts on the Stock Markets and Outstanding Investments • March 7, 2007

    Let me begin by asking, "What is an investor to do?" In particular, what is an investor who is also a subscriber to Outstanding Investments to do?

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  9. Do You Know the Margin Man? • March 2, 2007

    I have the high honor of announcing that you have made it through this week of high volatility and are now rewarded with the weekend. This week has been absolutely nuts, with gold down $40 and the S&P crashing.

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  10. Land Ho • March 1, 2007

    Your March 2007 Issue is Now Available

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