OXY: Rope, Two Milestones and One Yard

By Paul Sankey Published on September 11, 2024 at 6:11 PM

In remembrance of times past, the twine that makes the rope of our collective existence: 8:46am – flight AA11 struck the North Tower 9:03am – flight UA175 struck the South Tower 9:37am – flight AA77 struck the Pentagon 9:59am – the South Tower collapsed 10:03am – flight UA93 crashed in Pennsylvania 10:28am – the North Tower collapsed As a self-described Wall Street analyst, that day and now: Source: Brooklyn Eagle (formerly edited by Walt Whitman) …

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Sunday “Are we there yet? I want to buy refining…”

By Paul Sankey Published on September 8, 2024 at 2:34 PM

Greetings from Lake George, Upstate New York, where the oak leaves have begun to turn to Fall; driving yesterday was four hours to Boston to watch Harry play college soccer, then another four hours to upstate forests. We spent two hours charging the EV, it was highly inconvenient. That’s a lie, we drive gasoline, nobody takes epic drives in EVs. The extra half an hour was in truth grabbing the best pizza in the world, …

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Morning Always a Bull Market Somewhere

By Paul Sankey Published on September 6, 2024 at 11:00 AM

Numerous conversations with clients this week, which was fun. I miss the days of the trading floor, of the random conversations, of the face-to-face interaction, hey, the water cooler. We had a great live Happy Hour on the rooftop of the Knickerbocker Hotel this week. My friend Rob is in New York luxury hotels, and business has never been better. The head of events at the Knickerbocker said “We get 85% occupancy without trying, and …

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