By Jim Stanford, Globe and Mail
"In the Middle East, fury over the rising cost of energy and other essentials sparked the overthrow of tyrants. In China, desperate truckers held spontaneous strikes to protest...
Overall fuel retail sales have increased despite higher gas prices nearing $4.00 a gallon in most U.S. cities but the costs of rising paper and household products are likely to slow down consumer buying for those...
" Oil prices have fallen on hopes that the Opec cartel of oil producers might be about to boost production for the first time in two years. US light crude was down $1.61 at $103.84 a barrel, while Brent crude was down 85 cents at $114.19 a barrel. US crude oil prices been...
This was an exclusive for Israelseen. Tsvi is a wonderful and insightful person. A futurist and historian. This piece was actually inspired by a Shai Agasi interview on ted.com about the future of...
American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard sent a letter to members of Congress Friday. Below is the text of that letter with helpful links added (by me): "Dear Member of Congress: As the Congress...
opinion by BMCWrites | 2 years ago 171 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Despite hope from the oil markets that demand from China would see an end to the oil price slide prices today fell to a 20 month low. Wether this will be reflected anytime soon in price falls at fuel pumps is...
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 379 views | 67 recommendations | 10 comments
"When Musharraf resigned few months back, the Pakistani rupee was hovering around Rs. 66 per dollar and oil prices were around $90 per barrel and when Musharraf was removed, i remember the famous Kamran Khan of Geo Tv shouting with emotions that Pakistan has been saved as...
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OCTOBER 29th 2008 (Utila Eastwind) Hugo Chavez has been making big waves on the international political scene and there is a growing argument that could, at least partially, lay the blame on him for the...
opinion by utilaeastwind | 3 years ago | updated 2 years ago 1175 views | 25 recommendations | 6 comments
As the trading day winded down in the East, western markets opened on a gloomy note as the UK is officially "on the brink of recession", even as OPEC initiates emergency measures to force oil prices to drop....
created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 114 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments
If you can’t earn anything in a savings account or T-bill, you might as well have gold, right? The Nov NYMEX crude oil futures contract rolled to the Dec contract, which closed at $66.75. Overnight it rose to...
created by Damian George | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 75 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
OPEC is divided on its pricing and supply strategy, with some nations favoring a decrease in output and a rise in prices, while others want the opposite. While they try to present a unified front, countries that make up the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries...
created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 123 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
The average rate for a gallon of gasoline in the US fell drastically, as the largest drop on record. Consumer demand, falling oil prices and the worldwide financial crisis have all driven the price of gas...
created by Terri Potratz | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 250 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
Crude Oil price fall could result in a production cut The Nymex Crude Oil futures contract closed a bit higher than the day before at $90.06, from $88.96, although the chart is fairly clear-the crude oil trend is downward. We are sticking to our idea that a price of $80 is...
My interest in this piece of news found on London stock exchange is to do with the oil prices going down. Hopefully even after the US Wall Street Bailout the oil prices will go back down to US$50 per barrel or less. High prices on oil have caused big problems in the...
opinion by Babel-Fish | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 113 views | 10 recommendations | 5 comments
According to a report recently made public in Kathmandu by the United Nations World Food Program and the Nepal Development Research Council, about 5.6 million Nepalis are at food crisis risk. The report indicates that five million people in rural parts and six hundred...
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