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If you're hopeful oil prices will drop to $80 per barrel anytime soon, think again.

According to the International Energy Agency, spare oil production capacity may dissapear by 2013.  The IEA fears Increases in production and new found fields may only offset declining oil field production from maturing fields.

The IEA blames increasing demand from emerging economies for the spike in oil consumption.

August oil futures climbed toward $144 per barrel in trading today.

Watchdog cuts oil supply forecast [BBC News]

A number of readers have asked whether now is the right time to jump into Asia.  Both China and India are expected to have high growth rates again this year despite the world-wide slowdown. 

Both countries have very high - and yes, even record breaking headline inflation, primarily to record high oil and food prices.  Both countries have been working hard to break inflation using their central bank tools.  And of course, both countries have had very significant market pullbacks, making PE ratios start to look very attractive. 

So, what should investors do?

Every day people are actively looking for ways to make money from home, or for a way to create a home based business so they can leave salary positions and be their own boss. 

It sounds easy, but finding a home based business on the Internet with real potential is nearly impossible.  The vast majority of home based 'opportunities' promoted on the Internet are really just scams.  Even if you think you have a great idea for a new business, do you have the experience and the time to market-test your product, open an office,  open credit card accounts and bank accounts? 

If you're like most people, you probably don't have a proven idea and you don't really want to risk wasting money on some get-rich-quick Internet scam.  Or if you think you do have a good business idea, you probably don't have the time, skills and money required to bring a new product to market profitably on your own. 

So what's the alternative?  It's so simple.