You may want to take an Accounting Class.
Have you ever read a financial statement?
Well my WIFE wrote one for Texaco. She worked for Texaco Oil (an eevil oil company for thirty years.).
A corporation is in the business of supplying goods and services.
Have you been to Russia? Spokwn with Russian engineers? Well, My WIFE has. Ever been to Texaco's International World Headquarters? Well I know five CEO's there.
It appears that with your philosphy, you would not let your child open up a lemonade stand.<(shaking head at dopey uninformed ...).
Oh, did I mention; MY wife is a bank manager with 30 years in the business at several major banks. That makes ME an expert in banking...
Have YOU ever taken an accounting class?
Have YOU ever written a financial statement? Did your wife reveal all of the details of her employer to YOU while she was writing the corporate financial report for Texico? Did YOU actually write the report but she got paid for it?
How heavy were your wife's bags when YOU carried them for her to the Texico Headquarters? Did YOU get to shine her shoes before she introduced you to all those important people?
Golly!
Talking about comparing apples and oranges. A Lemonade stand is hardly and Energy Broker.
Reread my statement...is has nothing to do with the oil fields and production of Russia (you mentioned your WIFE was there)it has to do with OUR oil Companies and their behavior vis-a-vis an immediate natural disaster.
Crying "wolf" while there is none, while raking in great 1/4ly profits, is not a good business practice IMO.
Do not get me wrong, I am all for profits, just don't try to piss on my leg and tell me it is raining. I am not that stupid, capischi?
Oil, Gas, Electricity as your WIFE probably told you, are THE essential part of our economy well been and perhaps a closer scrutiny of an independent body will be in order to ensure that things are not getting out of hand on phony premises.
Examples?...FAA, NASDAQ, NTSB etc.