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We think: Restricting oil speculators isn't the solution to the nation's energy problems
America's energy predicament -- its dependence on high-priced oil, most of it imported -- reflects years of bad choices from policymakers in Washington, D.C. It'll take years of better choices to get out of it. But many members of Congress, feeling the...Tags: Energy, Energy KD, Conservation, Petroleum Industry, George Bush
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U.S. claims Optiver influenced oil prices
Chicago Tribune ReporterFederal regulators Thursday accused a trading firm with operations in Chicago of manipulating oil prices, although the charges are unlikely to prove congressional suspicions that speculation fueled oil's climb to as high as $145 a barrel. The alleged...Tags: Richard Durbin, Economy, Petroleum Industry, Commodity Markets, Byron Dorgan
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Oil-trading group accused
The Associated PressFederal regulators accused a Dutch trading firm, its chief executive and two other top employees Thursday of manipulating energy futures contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission alleged Optiver...Tags: New York Mercantile Exchange, Economy, Management Change, Diesel Fuel, Kerosene
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Miss. River spill idles ships near New Orleans
Associated Press WriterDozens of cargo ships, petrochemical tankers and smaller vessels stacked up Thursday near a closed stretch of the Mississippi River, a day after a collision between a barge and tanker spilled more than 400,000 gallons of fuel oil into the nation's busy...Tags: Carnival Cruise Lines, American Commercial Lines Incorporated, Disasters, Nature, Environmental Pollution
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Oil, corn prices take a break
Associated PressOnly a month ago, sizzling commodities prices seemed destined to soar higher with record-breaking rallies in crude oil and corn. But now the boom appears to be taking a breather, cooled by a weakening economy and more temperate weather. In just seven...Tags: Energy, Economy, Disasters, Energy KD, Gold and Precious Material
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Oil Gains Ground But Natural Gas Continues Slide
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Energy market investors managed to win back modest gains Thursday following oil's big drop a day earlier, but again drove natural gas prices sharply lower as a three-week sell-off of that fuel continued unabated. Light, sweet crude for...Tags: Diesel Fuel, Prices, Petroleum Industry, Natural Gas, Heavy Engineering
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Commodity Price Boom Appears To Be Cooling
A month ago, sizzling commodities prices seemed destined to soar higher, with record-breaking rallies in crude oil and corn. But now the boom appears to be taking a breather, cooled by a weakening economy and milder weather. In just seven trading days,...Tags: Natural Disasters, Energy, Disasters, Energy KD, Prices
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Oil Prices Lowest Since Early June
Oil prices shed nearly $4 Wednesday, tumbling below $125 a barrel for the first time since early June on growing fears that high prices and the weak economy are destroying demand. Light, sweet crude for September delivery dropped $3.98, to settle at...Tags: Economy, Energy, Energy KD, Prices, Petroleum Industry
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Oil Spill May Affect Economy
A SALVAGE BOAT IS FINALLY IN PLACE TONIGHT--THE CREW PREPARING TO LIFT THE LEAKING BARGE OUT OF THE RIVER. BUT STILL NO WORD ON WHEN THAT WILL ACTUALLY HAPPEN. "the barge is still leaking oil. Part of the salvage plan is to locate where that oil is and,...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Disasters, Environmental Pollution, Water Pollution, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Motorists get relief at pumps as oil prices slip
tom.incantalupo@newsday.comMotorists are getting a bit of relief at the gas pumps, as prices slip amid reduced demand, higher gasoline supplies and a decline in crude oil futures. Some experts think crude oil and gas prices will decline further in coming weeks, barring supply...Tags: Economy, Disasters, Long Island, Petroleum Industry, Commodity Markets
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