Uber IPO

This evening the world’s largest ride hailing giant, Uber will price its initial public offering just ahead of its Friday trading debut.  Analysts predict the valuation of the IPO will be between $80.5 billion to $91.5 billion.  Uber has stated there will be 1,676,959,021 shares outstanding after the IPO which would suggest a price range […]

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Are Happy Days Here Again?

On April 10th,  we had warned the spring price rally along with summer gas specification changes were upon us and soon retail gasoline prices would breach the $3.00 mark. Looking at GasBuddy, retail gas prices today across Pennsylvania $3.00 plus prices are now the norm. Pittsburgh with RFG gasoline leads the state with an average […]

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Trump’s Tweet Tilts Markets

It has been a wild Monday for traders after President Trump tweeted yesterday that the United States will increase tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports, which, is casting doubt on the likelihood of a successful U.S. and Chinese trade deal.

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Cant Stop, Wont Stop!

On May 2nd, the United States’ waiver period that granted eight nations to continue importing Iranian oil without penalty has ended.  The countries who granted extensions that ended are China, India, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.  As of today, only Italy, Taiwan and Greece have halted their purchases of Iranian produced oil.  The […]

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“Oil Buyers Club”

China and India have had considered on creating a “club” which will negotiate better prices with oil exporting countries and will be looking to import more U.S. crude oil in order to reduce OPEC’s sway. Two of the world’s largest oil importers, second and third respectfully, have exchanged senior level visits several times to discuss […]

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April is Distracted Driver Awareness Month

Did you know that April is National Distracted Driver Awareness month?  Every day at least nine Americans die and 100 are injured in crashes caused by distracted driving.  Many things are to blame; cell phones, touch screens, the environment and technology all pose a threat to our safety while on the road.  Distracted Driver Awareness […]

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