Money & Markets – Week of 7.05.09
G8 and G5 Consensus to Close The Doha Round Trade Talks Next Year
MercoPress (10 July 09)
Influence is All in The Bag For “Government Sachs”
New York Post (10 July 09)
Uruguayan Farmland Selling Pr…
G8 and G5 Consensus to Close The Doha Round Trade Talks Next Year
MercoPress (10 July 09)
Influence is All in The Bag For “Government Sachs”
New York Post (10 July 09)
Uruguayan Farmland Selling Pr…
Thanks to Matt Taibbi’s wonderful article “The Great American Bubble Machine,” I was inspired to do some more bailout math.
It looks to me like Goldman Sachs won big on the bailout. They got a $13 bi…
China Moves to Cut Reliance on Dollar
Financial Times (03 July 09)
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Keep an Eye on Russia’s Imploding Banks
Telegraph.co.uk (02 July 09)
Sweden Cuts Rates to R…
By McLaren and Torchinsky
The Sam’s Club in Salisbury, Maryland, is promoting its pharmacy by handing out pill bottles filled with candy to kids. I guess that’s better than filling Dots boxes with …
By Chris Giles
Strains in pensions systems, in both private and public provision, threaten to turn the financial crisis of the past two years into a social crisis lasting for decades, the Organisat…
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Can you imagine Harvard resisting the temptation to profit from creating distressed communities and assets and then trading them? That would call fo…
Goldman Sachs: Great American Bubble Machine
Zero Hedge (24 June 09)
House Committee Approves Bill Restricting 401(k) Advice to Indie Advisers
Investment News (26 June 09)
The Bloodless Coup of the…
Mafia Blamed For $134bn Fake Treasury Bills
Financial Times (18 June 09)
The Retreat of the Shadow Lenders, Why Deflation and not Inflation is the Order of the Day
Global Research.ca (18 June 09)
Ch…
Chicago’s 49th Ward
See Financial Ecosystems, Parts III
One of the reasons to map your financial ecosystems, is because it is best to understand existing resources and what has been happening to th…
US Treasury Names Asset Managers and Launches Legacy Securities Program: is one-half of the Public Private Investment Program (PPIP) meant to help US financial institutions cleanse their balance shee…
Towards a World War of Interest Rates Aimed at Capturing Global Savings
LEAP/E2020 (16 Jan 09)
Bernanke Warns on Deficits as Interest Rates Rise
USA Today (03 June 09)
Latvian Debt Crisis Shakes E…
Financial Overhaul Raises Questions
The Wall Street Journal (29 May 09)
Manipulation: How Markets Really Work
Baltimore Chronicle (29 May 09)
Is Larry Summers Taking Kickbacks From the Banks He’s B…
May 11 (Bloomberg) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. agreed to pay about $60 million to settle a Massachusetts investigation into the packaging of mortgage securities at the root of the collapse of the U….
Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Goldman Said to Apply to Repay TARP
Bloomberg.com (19 May 09)
A View From The Hill
Journal of Accountancy
Former Head of Pension Agency Refuses to Testify (Update4)
Bloomb…
Carlyle Groups Settles in “Pay to Play” Scandal Probe
abcNews (14 May 09)
The Mystery of ‘Frannie’s’ Great Divide
The Wall Street Journal (14 May 09)
Yuan May Account for 50% of Hong Kong-China Tra…
Support For Free Market Economy Up Seven Points Since December
Rasmussen Reports (27 Apr 09)
Talks Tip Chrysler Toward Bankruptcy
Washington Post (30 Apr 09)
Bronte Capital With a Major Scoop on All…
Auditors: Nearly 25% of Companies May Not Be Going Concerns
CFO (22 April 09)
FBAR Penalties Reduced for Six Months
Journal of Accountancy (22 April 09)
60% Say Government Has Too Much Power, Too Mu…
Stiglitz Says White House Ties to Wall Street Doom Bank Rescue
Bloomberg.com (17 April 09)
A.I.G. Audited on Its Payouts
The New York Times (07 April 09)
General Growth Properties Files for Bankru…
Bill Moyers Interviews William K. Black
Bill Moyers Journal (03 April 09)
What happened in Argentina; Informing the Financial Crisis
Information Clearing House
Investment Losses Hit Public Sector …
How Much of The GM Problem is a Derivatives Problem?
Bloomberg (02 April 09)
GM Bondholders Back Obama’s Demand for Deeper Cuts (Update2)
Bloomberg (02 April 09)
Recession Hits Social Security In…
New Gold Rush: Party Like It’s 1849
Yahoo News (26 March 09)
A New World Currency Draws Nearer After Geithner’s Slip
GATA (25 March 09)
Cuomo Subpoenas AIG Swap Data in Taxpayer Fund Probe (Update5)…
China Inc. On Huge Foreign Buying Spree
MoneyNews.com (19 March 09)
Short selling hedge funds lit the spark that led to the global economic meltdown.Now they want to help craft the laws Congress wi…
Madoff: Yes, Your Honor, I Ran a Huge Ponzi Scheme
Yahoo Finance (12 March 09)
Britain Monetizes Its National Debt
marketskeptics.com (11 March 09)
Regulatory Reports Show 5 Biggest Banks Face Huge …
Fed Refuses to Release Bank Data, Insists on Secrecy
Bloomberg.com (06 March 09)
Frank Seeking Prosecutions for Financial Wrongdoing
Bloomberg.com (06 March 09)
Blows to Barrick
The Dominion (05 Ma…
The Oracle with Max Keiser
A YouTube Video (27 Feb 2009)
Ex-Treasury Official Confirms Gold Suppression Scheme
GATA (24 Feb 09)
Delphi Allowed to Cancel Benefits for 15,000 Workers (Update3)
Bloo…
10 Must-Know IRA Terms
Finance Yahoo (11 Feb 09)
A Proposal to Shore Up Banks With Pension Funds
The New York Times (09 Feb 09)
J.P. Morgan’s Abusive Executives Bonuses
Truth In Options (09 Feb 09)
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Bloomberg News: Goldman Sachs Group Inc. wants to repay the $10 billion it got from the U.S. Treasury last year to signal the firm is healthy and to escape limitations that were imposed with the mon…
U.S. Treasury in Plans For Record Debt Sale
Financial Times (04 Feb 2009)
How to Rescue the Bank Bailout
truthout.org (26 Jan 2009)
Fiscal Stimulus Bang For the Buck
Moody’s Economy.com ( Feb 2009)…
Chaos & Order – A Breakpoint for the Global Monetary System
dollardaze.org (12 Jan 2009)
Wall Street Powerhouses Invested Alongside Madoff
Pam Martens / counterpunch.org (15 Jan 2009)
Bank of Americ…
IMF Agrees $2.5bn For Belarus
Telegraph.co.uk (01 Jan 2009)
Japan’s Bonds May Post First Loss Since 2003 as Debt Sales Rise
Bloomberg (02 Jan 2009)
Money Flows Out Of Hedge Funds At Record Rate
F…
IMF Agrees $2.5bn For Belarus
Telegraph.co.uk (01 Jan 2009)
Japan’s Bonds May Post First Loss Since 2003 as Debt Sales Rise
Bloomberg (02 Jan 2009)
Money Flows Out Of Hedge Funds At Record Rate
F…
Using Your Credit Cards and Other Depression Survival Tactics
lewrockwell.com (17 Dec 2008)
Ecuador Defaults, Says to Fight “Monster” Creditors
Reuters (12 Dec 2008)
America’s Total Debt Report: $53…
Using Your Credit Cards and Other Depression Survival Tactics
lewrockwell.com (17 Dec 2008)
Ecuador Defaults, Says to Fight “Monster” Creditors
Reuters (12 Dec 2008)
America’s Total Debt Report: $53…
UAW Busting, Southern Style
Truthout (18 Dec 2008)
Obama Names Insider to Commodities Post
The New York Times (18 Dec 2008
Toronto Stock Exchange Suffers Daylong Trading Halt (Update3)
Bloomberg (1…
UAW Busting, Southern Style
Truthout (18 Dec 2008)
Obama Names Insider to Commodities Post
The New York Times (18 Dec 2008
Toronto Stock Exchange Suffers Daylong Trading Halt (Update3)
Bloomberg (1…
‘Broken Strategy’: The Fall of Legendary Investor Bill Miller
Yahoo Finance (11 Dec 2008)
Swiss May Have to Print Money to Stave Off Deflation
GATA / The Telegraph (11 Dec 2008)
Is the Fed Taking th…
‘Broken Strategy’: The Fall of Legendary Investor Bill Miller
Yahoo Finance (11 Dec 2008)
Swiss May Have to Print Money to Stave Off Deflation
GATA / The Telegraph (11 Dec 2008)
Is the Fed Taking th…
‘Ponzi Scheme’ at Citi: Suit Slams Rubin
NY Post (4 Dec 2008)
ECB Cuts Rates to 2.5% and Mulls ‘Printing Money’
GATA / The Telegraph (4 Dec 2008)
China Urges U.S. to Counter Crisis, Prepares for ‘…
‘Ponzi Scheme’ at Citi: Suit Slams Rubin
NY Post (4 Dec 2008)
ECB Cuts Rates to 2.5% and Mulls ‘Printing Money’
GATA / The Telegraph (4 Dec 2008)
China Urges U.S. to Counter Crisis, Prepares for ‘…
‘Shadow ECB’ Calls for Immediate and Drastic Rates Cuts
The Telegraph (28 Nov 2008)
Germany Gives Chilly Welcome to EU Calls for €200Bn Fiscal Boost
The Telegraph (27 Nov 2008)
China’s Banks to Pu…
‘Shadow ECB’ Calls for Immediate and Drastic Rates Cuts
The Telegraph (28 Nov 2008)
Germany Gives Chilly Welcome to EU Calls for €200Bn Fiscal Boost
The Telegraph (27 Nov 2008)
China’s Banks to Pu…
Naomi Klein: Bailout is ‘Multi-Trillion-Dollar Crime Scene’
YouTube
Dick Morris: Bush signed US into the EU yesterday!
dickmorris.com (18 Nov 2008)
Switzerland’s Shock Rate Cut Unnerves Market
GATA …
Naomi Klein: Bailout is ‘Multi-Trillion-Dollar Crime Scene’
YouTube
Dick Morris: Bush signed US into the EU yesterday!
dickmorris.com (18 Nov 2008)
Switzerland’s Shock Rate Cut Unnerves Market
GATA …
Condition Statement of Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Statistical Release (13 Nov 2008)
Thanks to The King Report – As of Wednesday, the Fed holds $2.249 trillion of paper. This is an increa…
Condition Statement of Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Statistical Release (13 Nov 2008)
Thanks to The King Report – As of Wednesday, the Fed holds $2.249 trillion of paper. This is an increa…
Adjusted Monetary Base Now Going at 785.7%
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (6 Nov 2008)
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IMF Urges Radical Action to Fight Global Recession
The Telegraph (07 N…
Adjusted Monetary Base Now Going at 785.7%
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (6 Nov 2008)
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IMF Urges Radical Action to Fight Global Recession
The Telegraph (07 N…
Bailout Funds Being Spent in Ways Congress Never Foresaw
McClatchy (30 Oct 2008)
Bernanke Says the U.S. Needs to Maintain a Role in Mortgage Securities
Wall Street Journal (1 Nov 2008)
GMAC Aims to …
Bailout Funds Being Spent in Ways Congress Never Foresaw
McClatchy (30 Oct 2008)
Bernanke Says the U.S. Needs to Maintain a Role in Mortgage Securities
Wall Street Journal (1 Nov 2008)
GMAC Aims to …
Aggregate Monetary Base Now Going at 341%
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (23 Oct 2008)
GM Suspends Payments Into 401K Plans
Reuters (23 Oct 2008)
Russian Default Risk Tops Iceland as Crisis Dee…
Aggregate Monetary Base Now Going at 341%
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (23 Oct 2008)
GM Suspends Payments Into 401K Plans
Reuters (23 Oct 2008)
Russian Default Risk Tops Iceland as Crisis Dee…
Fannie, Freddie to Buy $40 Billion a Month of Troubled Assets
Bloomberg (11 Oct 2008)
Fears of Lehman’s CDS Derivatives Haunt Markets
GATA / The Telegraph (17 Oct 2008)
Daily Bank Borrowing from Fed…
Fannie, Freddie to Buy $40 Billion a Month of Troubled Assets
Bloomberg (11 Oct 2008)
Fears of Lehman’s CDS Derivatives Haunt Markets
GATA / The Telegraph (17 Oct 2008)
Daily Bank Borrowing from Fed…
Britain to Sue Iceland Over Frozen Funds
GATA / The Telegraph (9 Oct 2008)
Tight Money Markets Show More Action Needed
MarketWatch (9 Oct 2008)
Hedge Fund Finds Itself on Defense
NY Times (7 Oct 200…
Britain to Sue Iceland Over Frozen Funds
GATA / The Telegraph (9 Oct 2008)
Tight Money Markets Show More Action Needed
MarketWatch (9 Oct 2008)
Hedge Fund Finds Itself on Defense
NY Times (7 Oct 200…
Hidden in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Daily Paul (2 October 2008)
Franklin Sanders: Somebody’s ‘painting the tape’ with gold and silver
GATA & The MoneyChanger (2 Oct 2008)
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Hidden in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Daily Paul (2 October 2008)
Franklin Sanders: Somebody’s ‘painting the tape’ with gold and silver
GATA & The MoneyChanger (2 Oct 2008)
…
China Asks Local Lenders Not To Lend to U.S. Banks: Report
By V. Phani Kumar – MarketWatch (24 Sep 2008)
China Stops Its Banks From Lending to U.S. Banks
By Jane Cai and Adam Chen – South China Morni…
China Asks Local Lenders Not To Lend to U.S. Banks: Report
By V. Phani Kumar – MarketWatch (24 Sep 2008)
China Stops Its Banks From Lending to U.S. Banks
By Jane Cai and Adam Chen – South China Morni…
SEC Bans Naked Shorting For All Securities
Press Release (17 Sep 2008)
Treasury Announces Debt Auctions for Fed
By Martin Crutsinger – Associated Press (17 Sep 2008)
The administration to consider w…
SEC Bans Naked Shorting For All Securities
Press Release (17 Sep 2008)
Treasury Announces Debt Auctions for Fed
By Martin Crutsinger – Associated Press (17 Sep 2008)
The administration to consider w…
Computer Glitch Derails London Stock Exchange
By Julia Werdigier – International Herald Tribune (8 Sep 2008)
FTSE Rally Supported By Banks
By Simon Falush – Reuters.uk (8 Sep 2008)
China’s Central B…
Computer Glitch Derails London Stock Exchange
By Julia Werdigier – International Herald Tribune (8 Sep 2008)
FTSE Rally Supported By Banks
By Simon Falush – Reuters.uk (8 Sep 2008)
China’s Central B…
Judge Considers Pretrial Release in Tax-Fraud Case
By Sanne Spect – MailTribune.com (3 Sep 2008)
BP Loosens TNK-BP Grip to End Fight With Oligarchs
By Tom Bergin & Melissa Akin – Reuters.uk (4 Se…
Judge Considers Pretrial Release in Tax-Fraud Case
By Sanne Spect – MailTribune.com (3 Sep 2008)
BP Loosens TNK-BP Grip to End Fight With Oligarchs
By Tom Bergin & Melissa Akin – Reuters.uk (4 Se…
Dollar Rescue Plan Was Drawn in March, Japanese Paper Says
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss – Reuters (27 Aug 2008)
ECB Slammed by Nobel Economist as European Slump Deepens
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – Lo…
Dollar Rescue Plan Was Drawn in March, Japanese Paper Says
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss – Reuters (27 Aug 2008)
ECB Slammed by Nobel Economist as European Slump Deepens
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – Lo…
Eat the Rich: Investment Banks Can’t Afford to Bail Out Wealthy Clients
By Heidi N. Moore – Wall Street Journal (22 Aug 2008)
A Few Speculators Dominate Vast Market for Oil Trading
By David Cho – Was…
Eat the Rich: Investment Banks Can’t Afford to Bail Out Wealthy Clients
By Heidi N. Moore – Wall Street Journal (22 Aug 2008)
A Few Speculators Dominate Vast Market for Oil Trading
By David Cho – Was…
Dollar Intervention
At Silicon Investor
U.S. Dollar Rallies as Extent of Worldwide Recession Becomes Clearer
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – London Telegraph (8 Aug 2008)
Paulson Says Won’t Stay at Tr…
Dollar Intervention
At Silicon Investor
U.S. Dollar Rallies as Extent of Worldwide Recession Becomes Clearer
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – London Telegraph (8 Aug 2008)
Paulson Says Won’t Stay at Tr…
Storms on the Horizon
By Richard W. Fisher – Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (28 May 2008)
Citigroup and Merrill to Buy Back Auction-rate Debt
By Grant McCool & Jonathan Stempel – Reuters.uk (8 Au…
Storms on the Horizon
By Richard W. Fisher – Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (28 May 2008)
Citigroup and Merrill to Buy Back Auction-rate Debt
By Grant McCool & Jonathan Stempel – Reuters.uk (8 Au…
Pending Home Resales in U.S. Unexpectedly Rose 5.3%
By Timothy R. Homan – Bloomberg.com (7 Aug 2008)
Record Foreclosures Sweep CA in July – Breaking News
Mr. Mortgage (7 Aug 2008)
Covered Bonds Offe…
Schwarzenegger Orders Cuts Amid Fiscal Crisis
By Don Thompson – Associated Press (31 Jul 2008)
Fannie’s Favorite Son
By Matthew Lewis – The Center Blog PaperTrail (28 Jul 2008)
Brace for More Bank F…
Schwarzenegger Orders Cuts Amid Fiscal Crisis
By Don Thompson – Associated Press (31 Jul 2008)
Fannie’s Favorite Son
By Matthew Lewis – The Center Blog PaperTrail (28 Jul 2008)
Brace for More Bank F…
The Engine Room of American Monetary Policy
By Rob Kirby – FinancialSense.com (28 Jul 2008)
“Who hasn’t heard of the Federal Reserve’s vaunted interest rate policy group, the FOMC? We’re all awa…
Ron Paul Discloses Housing Bailout Bill’s Money and Power Grab
By Chris Powell – GATA (24 Jul 2008)
Rescue for Fannie, Freddie May Cost Trillion, Senator Says
By Michael McKee & Bryan Keogh – Blo…
Ron Paul Discloses Housing Bailout Bill’s Money and Power Grab
By Chris Powell – GATA (24 Jul 2008)
Rescue for Fannie, Freddie May Cost Trillion, Senator Says
By Michael McKee & Bryan Keogh – Blo…
Letter to the Editor:
The first page of Monday’s paper had an article entitled: “Fed will backstop mortgage giants”. The sub-title of the article was “Reserve Bank could lend help to Fannie Mae, Fred…
Money Supply (MZM) at 17 Jul 2008
St. Louis Federal Reserve Report
~ Previous blog posts on MZM: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Frank Backs Linking Rescue Plan to U.S. Debt Limit
By Brian Faler – B…
Money Supply (MZM) at 17 Jul 2008
St. Louis Federal Reserve Report
~ Previous blog posts on MZM: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Frank Backs Linking Rescue Plan to U.S. Debt Limit
By Brian Faler – B…
Russia is Most Likely Midwife of a Fairer World Economic Order
By Massoud Hedeshi – Al Jazeera.net (10 Jul 2008)
Money Supply (MZM) at 10 Jul 2008
St. Louis Federal Reserve Report
~ Previous blog …
Russia is Most Likely Midwife of a Fairer World Economic Order
By Massoud Hedeshi – Al Jazeera.net (10 Jul 2008)
Money Supply (MZM) at 10 Jul 2008
St. Louis Federal Reserve Report
~ Previous blog …
Bankers Seen Holding Off Clear Channel Loan Sale to Next Week
By Cynthia Koons – Dow Jones Newswire (3 Jul 2008)
~ View previous blog posts: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Vanity Plate Sold for $14 Million …
Bankers Seen Holding Off Clear Channel Loan Sale to Next Week
By Cynthia Koons – Dow Jones Newswire (3 Jul 2008)
~ View previous blog posts: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Vanity Plate Sold for $14 Million …
Shortages, Prices Hit California Food Banks as Schools Recess
By Ryan Flinn – Bloomberg.com (23 Jun 2008)
The Crime of the Century
Jim Puplava’s webcast presentation on Naked Short Selling
Billion D…
Shortages, Prices Hit California Food Banks as Schools Recess
By Ryan Flinn – Bloomberg.com (23 Jun 2008)
The Crime of the Century
Jim Puplava’s webcast presentation on Naked Short Selling
Billion D…
Charges at Bear Stearns Linked to Subprime Debacle
By Tom Hays – Associated Pres (19 Jun 2008)
~ Read the PRESS RELEASE – U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York
~ Read the SEC C…
Charges at Bear Stearns Linked to Subprime Debacle
By Tom Hays – Associated Pres (19 Jun 2008)
~ Read the PRESS RELEASE – U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York
~ Read the SEC C…
Central Bank Body Warns of Great Depression
By Gill Montia – Banking Times (9 Jun 2008)
Germans Begin Rejecting Euros From Latin Bloc
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – London Telegraph (13 Jun 2008)
Chin…
Central Bank Body Warns of Great Depression
By Gill Montia – Banking Times (9 Jun 2008)
Germans Begin Rejecting Euros From Latin Bloc
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – London Telegraph (13 Jun 2008)
Chin…
Economist Challenges Government Data
By Sam Zuckerman – SFGate.com (25 May 2008)
A Lawyer’s Open Letter to a CFTC Commissioner
By Chris Powell – GATA (7 Jun 2008)
Crisis Trade Talks in Paris as Prot…
Economist Challenges Government Data
By Sam Zuckerman – SFGate.com (25 May 2008)
A Lawyer’s Open Letter to a CFTC Commissioner
By Chris Powell – GATA (7 Jun 2008)
Crisis Trade Talks in Paris as Prot…
Tonight, Dennis Bernstein and I are going to be back on Flashpoints helping Dennis switch from his existing bank, Wells Fargo, to a local credit union.
Here are some links that we will be using durin…
Mad Finance Must Not Rule Us
By Jacques Delors, et al – Truthout.org (21 May 2008)
The Pentagon’s $1 Trillion Problem
By Scot Paltrow – Portfolio.com (May 2008 Issue)
Asian Countries Begin to Burst …
Mad Finance Must Not Rule Us
By Jacques Delors, et al – Truthout.org (21 May 2008)
The Pentagon’s $1 Trillion Problem
By Scot Paltrow – Portfolio.com (May 2008 Issue)
Asian Countries Begin to Burst …
World Bank ‘Destroyed Basic Grains’ in Hondouras
By Alison Fitzgerald, et al – Bloomberg.com (22 May 2008)
House Passes Bill to Sue OPEC Over Oil Prices
By Tom Doggett – Reuters (20 May 2008)
Oil’s …
World Bank ‘Destroyed Basic Grains’ in Hondouras
By Alison Fitzgerald, et al – Bloomberg.com (22 May 2008)
House Passes Bill to Sue OPEC Over Oil Prices
By Tom Doggett – Reuters (20 May 2008)
Oil’s …
Non-Borrowed Reserves of Depository Institutions
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
All of Inflation’s Little Parts
A Chart – New York Times (3 May 2008)
Derivaties Monster Morgan to Enter Oil Mark…