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[28 Mar 2012 | No Comment | ]

has also pointed to higher supplies emanating from these countries for its belief that current oil prices are “unjustified”. US oil production has surged to a 10-year peak after companies tapped so-called shale reservoirs, using a technique …

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[28 Mar 2012 | No Comment | ]
Oil futures spark debate on $100 level
CNN
Saudi Arabia, the world's largest producer of oil, has also pointed to higher supplies emanating from these countries for its belief that current oil prices are "unjustified". US oil production has surged to a 10-year peak after companies tapped

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[28 Mar 2012 | No Comment | ]

has also pointed to higher supplies emanating from these countries for its belief that current oil prices are “unjustified”. US oil production has surged to a 10-year peak after companies tapped so-called shale reservoirs, using a technique called …

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[28 Mar 2012 | No Comment | ]

has also pointed to higher supplies emanating from these countries for its belief that current oil prices are “unjustified”. US oil production has surged to a 10-year peak after companies tapped so-called shale reservoirs, using a technique …

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[27 Mar 2012 | No Comment | ]

Central among the Bank of England’s current concerns are fears that the recent spike in oil prices could prove more permanent than commonly thought. This from the latest Monetary Policy Committee minutes: A clear risk surrounded the outlook …

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[12 Mar 2012 | No Comment | ]
Angola Oil Min Says Return To 2008 Oil Prices Could Endanger Economy
Wall Street Journal
KUWAIT City (Dow Jones)–A return to oil prices not seen since 2008 could endanger the global economy, Angola's oil minister said Monday, the latest crude producer to acknowledge Middle-Eastern tensions may be pushing oil futures too high.

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[6 Mar 2012 | No Comment | ]

with the current national average of $3.76, up more than $.34 since the New Year. There’s much conjecture as to the cause of these steep price increases from oil futures trading to greedy oil companies; however the answer is actually quite simple …

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[5 Mar 2012 | No Comment | ]

Los Angeles Times
Goldman Sachs Response to Congress Members' Claim Gas Prices Spiked by Speculators
ABC News
Here is the full statement: "We do find that buying and selling in the oil futures markets exerts an influence on oil prices. Buying and selling is how information about current and expected future oil supply and demand conditions is transmitted
Are speculators to blame for soaring gas prices?Washington Post (blog)
Democrats Blame Wall Street Speculators for High Gas PricesNewsroom America

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[28 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]

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Dow closes above 13000, first since 2008
MarketWatch
first close above 13000 since May 2008, as consumer confidence hit a 12-month high and oil prices fell. MarketWatch's Mark Hulbert says while many see the current market as overvalued, it is not as overvalued as compared to last April. Photo: AP.
Dow seen opening higher as oil futures pull back, Fortress, Ritchie Bros. in focusProactive Investors USA & Canada
GLOBAL MARKETS: European Stocks Up With ECB's LTRO Main FocusWall Street Journal
Dow closes above 13000 for first time since 2008Chicago Sun-Times
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[25 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]

It says: ” . . . speculative purchases of oil futures have added as much as $20-$25 per barrel to the current price of crude oil, thereby pushing up the price of oil from $50 to approximately $70 per barrel.” The real speculation here is why the …