Watching Gov. Sarah Palin’s policy speech on energy right now. It looks as if she’s tacking on her stump speech praise of McCain. She’s reading off the prompter at times and winging it at others. Still not sure what this speech is, what the goal is, who the audience is…. and why this is [...]

By JAD MOUAWAD
At the beginning of the year, OPEC producers felt confident that strong economic growth and tight supplies would keep oil prices high. When oil crossed the $100-a-barrel threshold in February, the cartel’s president blamed speculators and said there was not much OPEC could do.
But now, panic is gripping producers as prices drop. They [...]