peak oil

Proponents of the peak-oil theory can muster studies and statistics backing their claim that declining global oil output is nigh. Critics point to new technologies and unconventional oil fields as saviors. Either way, a return to the days of $1.50-a-gallon gasoline isn't going to happen.

Uber-investor Warren Buffett has always seemed more accessible than your typical CEO. That's thanks in no small part to his widely read -- and plainly written -- annual letters to Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) shareholders. But he's plenty interesting speaking off the cuff as well, as he demonstrates...

As the immortal Larry King would say, "This, we don't need." One of the few benefits of the recession has been the drop in oil prices. Global oil markets are flush with crude now, primarily due to massively decreased demand, and prices have plunged to around $50 per barrel. But all that could...