North Dakota’s oil patch is coming off another stellar year.

In 2010, the State broke nearly every statistical record of oil exploration and production including the number of barrels produced (up 284% to 309,670), the number of wells producing (up 59% to 5,349), and the number of barrels produced per well (up 141% to 21,131).

August 6, 2010.

The date may not ring a bell to you.  But for those in the oil business it’s a day that changed history.

Some experts are calling it the most significant on-shore oil discovery in 40 years.

Others are saying it could be the sixth largest oil field ever discovered in US history.

In either event, when the play is mentioned among the likes of the biggest oil deposits ever discovered in America -- i.e. Prudhoe Bay in Alaska, Spraberry Trend in West Texas, the East Texas Oilfield, Kaparuk Field in Alaska, and the Bakken in North Dakota -- you know it has the potential to alter America’s energy landscape forever.

Unbeknownst to many people, our economy is getting a huge boost from a very unlikely source.

In fact, this rejuvenated old friend has pulled a complete turnaround -- reversing years of decline to become a top supplier of jobs, a top revenue generator, and a top industry for innovation and technology.

American innovation is something to be marveled.

Just when we thought that all was lost to the theory of peak oil, we get hit with a new, home-grown technology that is revolutionizing the industry all over the world.

It was bound to happen. Things have gone from bad to worse. 

A stubbornly high unemployment rate, a disastrous housing market, higher food and energy costs, and higher inflation all point to a recovery that has stalled.

Oil prices have plunged around 15% since the beginning of May after Brent crude prices hit nearly $130 a barrel in April.

Does this mean we’re finally going to catch a break at the pumps? Not so, apparently.

History never repeats itself exactly, but it often rhymes.  And looking back at the past ten years, there’s an 81 percent chance we’re due for a big pullback.  Here’s why...

Volatility is the name of the game as a trio of potentially market-shaking events occurs within the next few days.

Unknown to most investors, gold prices move in a secret, predictable pattern.  Here’s how you can exploit this pattern to boost your profits.

Volatility is a friend, and yet many investors are so afraid of the word that they shy away from it altogether.