<!-- /* You may give each page an identifying name and channel on the next lines. */ s.pageName="" s.channel="" /************* DO NOT ALTER ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE ! **************/ var s_code=s.t();if(s_code)document.write(s_code)//--> [This is the fifth installment of an ongoing series.] By Keith Fitz-Gerald Investment Director Money Morning/The Money Map Report I don’t know about you, but I’m sick and tired of the airlines grumbling and whining. I’m also frustrated with the endless list of new surcharges the airlines have come up with. Especially when there’s plenty of evidence that the airlines are just getting started and that they’re actually busy cooking up new ways to nickel and dime us. Airline representatives and apologist analysts claim the new “fees” are necessary to ...

Rail operator CSX, will report its second quarter financial results on Tuesday 07/15/08 after the close of the stock market. Art Hatfield, an analyst with Morgan Keegan is forecasting that CSX will meet Wall Street’s estimates. He thinks the impact of high fuel costs will be offset by continuing improvements in the company’s operational efficiencies. CSX has had quite a quarter. Despite a 37+% rise in the shares year to date, 12% this quarter in which the stock market in general has been decimated, and the stock trading near this year’s highs, the company has attracted the ire of a shareholder group comprised of The Children’s Investment Fund (TCI) and 3G Capital Partners. The shareholder group is claiming that CSX is underperforming and could achieve $2.2 billion in annual productivity gains within five years. The group also says profits at CSX could quadruple in five years compared with company forecasts ...

Hybrid Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: HYBR), an emerging leader in the development and marketing of lithium-powered products worldwide, is extremely proud to have Emmy and Golden Globe nominee, Alan Thicke, as a special guest participating at their North Carolina research facility.

The Canadian-born actor and musician won fame through his role as Jason Seaver, a stay-at-home dad on the ABC television series Growing Pains (1985-92), which was translated into eight languages and broadcast from China to Spain. His reputation for integrity stems from this portrayal, and resulted in his being honored in 2007 as the Canadian Performer of the Year.

Thicke, who refers to himself as a “Baby Boomer consumer”, admits he has been part of the problem surrounding vehicle use and global warming, and now wants to be part of the solution. Hybrid Technologies, with its lithium-powered electric vehicles, provides that opportunity by delivering a vehicle that reduces emissions

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Have you tried adventure investing? You can troll depressed sectors and industries in order to find top stocks. It is as exciting as river-rafting or trekking in Mexico. The cash inflow makes for a welcome bonus. Take the Rental & Leasing Industry, for instance. It is common knowledge that this part of the economy is in trouble. Rental & Leasing Industry stocks have declined by more than 16% during the first half of 2008.

Here is a small-capital gem stock from San Francisco, CA. The June 2008 stock price has steadily approached the 52-week high. The Price to Equity Ratio is well below 15. The Operating Margin has exceeded 60% on a Trailing Twelve Months basis. Fewer than 100 employees generate revenues of over $60 million a year. The Return on Average Equity over the last four quarters has been 25.70%. What secrets does the management team have?

The business model

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Barack Obama has offered new steps to crack down on speculation in oil markets, saying his plan would help rein in runaway fuel costs. Let's review the details of Obama's plan, which will benefit investors by Shorting DIG and going Long DUG: * The Illinois senator's campaign said he would close the so-called Enron loophole that exempts some energy speculators from U.S. regulations that apply to commodities traded over exchanges. It takes its name from the energy giant that benefited from the law and later collapsed because of massive accounting fraud. * His plan would require ...

By Jennifer Yousfi Managing Editor Oil futures fell yesterday (Thursday) on news that China plans to sharply reduce fuel subsidies starting today, which is expected to have an effect on demand. “The announcement of the Chinese fuel price increase sent the market sharply lower,” Michael Fitzpatrick, vice president for energy risk management at MF Global Ltd. (MF) in New York, told Bloomberg News. “This should have a big impact on demand.” Crude oil for July delivery fell $4.75, a decline of 3.5%, to settle at $131.93 a barrel at 2:50 p.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the biggest drop since March 31, according to Bloomberg data. China, the world’s second largest oil consuming nation, has been subsidizing refined oil products to the tune of $25 billion a year, but now is bowing to the high cost of oil that recently ...

Fuel costs out-of-control, strapped U.S. consumers, so time to take an all expense paid cruise?  Que Whitney - Ah, Hell to the No. ABN downgraded Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL) and Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE: RCL) for good reasons. ABN today put the smack down on ...

Article Source: A potentially huge story from the New York Times. NYT reports: Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, is planning to increase its output next month by about a half-million barrels a day, according to analysts and oil traders who have been briefed by Saudi officials. The increase could bring Saudi output to a production level of 10 million barrels a day, which, if sustained, would be the kingdom's highest ever. The move was seen as a sign that the Saudis are becoming increasingly nervous about both the political and economic effect of high oil prices. In recent weeks, soaring fuel costs have incited demonstrations and protests from Italy to Indonesia. Saudi Arabia is currently pumping 9.45 million barrels a day, which is an increase of about 300,000 barrels from last month. Data source: 2004 through March 2008: EIA; April-June: numbers discussed in NYT article....

Superlattice Power, Inc is focused on using its resources and efforts to develop and market lithium-powered vehicles and products for use in residential and commercial properties. Using its technology, the company is able to covert scooters, bicycles, mopeds, motorcycles, cars and even homes and businesses into zero-emission, lithium-powered vehicles and facilities. To vist the company’s website, please click the following link: www.superlatticepower.com

The company has made considerable progress in advancing its next generation lithium-powered batteries. It is currently developing a new cathode material that can be integrated into a Lithium-ion polymer battery to substantially increase operating voltage range as well as energy density. With the new cathode material, electric vehicles will be able to travel over 200 miles versus the current 120-140 range.

Superlattice Power recently announced that its new cathode material can now enter large-scale production. This technological breakthrough will give Superlattice Power the ability to produce all the necessary

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There is no question in my mind that rising energy prices will work their way into the prices of all goods and services. Look at what is going to happen to the price of my favorite food --- sushi! The fuel costs for so-called long- range tuna ships have doubled in a year, the Financial Times quoted Japan Tuna, an industry group, as saying. A fifth of Japans 360 ships may suspend fishing for four months from July. A further 140 ships in Taiwan, the mainland and South Korea have already decided not to fish, according to the Organization for the Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries.