Tips for Accessing Credit Shared (2) Nov 8, 2009
Understand what the information is telling you, and know your cost of production and break-even level, he said, noting break-even is usually within a range rather than an absolute price. Producers simply must know when to pull the plug in terms of a commodity price at which they can make money and what they can really afford to pay for inputs. (Agri-View, WI)
Could rising oil prices stunt stock rally? Oct 19, 2009
Some investors aren't worried about the absolute price of oil as much as the direction and speed. Slow and steady increases can be absorbed by the healing economy, says Charles Crane of Douglass Winthrop Advisors. (USA Today -- Money)
Will disappointing listing prices of Adani Power and NHPC impact investor sentiment towards IPOs? Sep 2, 2009
The absolute price movement was the highest, of as much as 12 times in case of companies with lower IPO grade of one out of five (indicating poor fundamentals). The least movement of just five times was witnessed for companies with better grade of four (indicating above average fundamentals), the Crisil Research analysis said. (India Times)
Monster Truck Feb 8, 2009
According to Scott, Ford's research has shown that truck customers were less scared by the absolute price of gas than by the dizzying rate at which it increased. The numbers for the tail end of the year support his contention. (Slate)
The magically deflating oil price: Is it all about speculation? Feb 7, 2009
The other is that to whatever degree speculation did influence the NYMEX price, this would have been transmitted directly to the market for physical oil, since the majority of oil now trades at a negotiated differential above or below WTI, rather than a posted or negotiated absolute price. While I believe this explains less of the price movement than the fundamentals you described, it could certainly have added some froth to the market, amplifying the spike. (Energy Pulse, CO)
