tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4461826674236591951.post5222347691506502011..comments2023-10-28T01:49:46.309-07:00Comments on Economics, Financial, Historic Trends and Commentaries: 2008 Predictions: Part II of a Four Part Serieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129109858371805563noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4461826674236591951.post-77772768910853645752008-03-06T07:22:00.000-08:002008-03-06T07:22:00.000-08:00BP made a $6 billion investment in Russia about 5-...BP made a $6 billion investment in Russia about 5-6 years ago, I'm sure it's going to pay off. Your point about the dollar is not lost on me...if the Chinese decide to unpeg this country would literally fall into the ocean with only a blurbblurb as we went down....AXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884523657411376448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4461826674236591951.post-354072796205992952008-03-05T05:37:00.000-08:002008-03-05T05:37:00.000-08:00Brian, I hope you are right that gas is only going...Brian, I hope you are right that gas is only going to $3.75. It might go over $4.00. I know Bush went to the middle east to try and keep the OPEC nations trading oil in dollars. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if it did switch to Euros. I'm not saying it should because I don't know what all the ramifications would be. That would be interesting to explore or find out more information on. Any thoughts?boom and doomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424888032320355321noreply@blogger.com