Scientific American, Jeffrey D. Sachs: Why the Oil Crisis Will Persist [Extended Version]

•May 4, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Another great story by Jeffrey D. Sachs of Scientific American.

According to recent statistics, U.S. motorists have responded to record-high prices at the pump by driving less. Any hope that this cutback will significantly restrain global oil prices is misplaced, however: fundamental factors of supply and demand in the world economy will keep oil costly for years to come. The hope that a cutback in driving by U.S. motorists will significantly restrain globa…

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Just off the Turnip Truck: Fuel for thought (Roman Heleniak, Daily Star)

•April 24, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Here is today’s article from Roman Heleniak.

Gas prices have plunged below 4 bucks a gallon, but this is no time to breathe a sigh of relief and say that the worst is over.

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Seat belts are saving lives (Gatehouse Media, The Courier)

•April 19, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Here is today’s article from Gatehouse Media on Five-decade.

Heres good news at a time we could all use it: Seat-belt use has climbed to an all-time high across the nation, while highway deaths are at five-decade lows.

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Interesting OPEC News Links (April 14, 2009)

•April 14, 2009 • Leave a Comment

* Gasoline expected to remain cheap this summer. (H. Josef Hebert, News Journal)

Despite the dismal economy, motorists may want to take to the road this summer. The federal government says gasoline prices are expected to stay relatively low.

Wall Street Journal: Oil Prices: Demand Worries Hurt Crude, Weaker Dollar Helps

•April 14, 2009 • Leave a Comment

A great article by Keith Johnson of Wall Street Journal.

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Crude oil futures plunged Monday, the first day the oil markets had a chance to react to last Friday s new grim demand outlook from the International Energy Agency. In the morning, oil fell more than 6%, to below $50. By midday, crude futures were still down 4%, to just over $50 a barrel.

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Oil Prices: Crude Stocks Increase, but Oil Rises Anyway (Keith Johnson, Wall Street Journal)

•April 9, 2009 • Leave a Comment

A great story by Keith Johnson of Wall Street Journal.

It s another weird day on the oil markets. U.S. crude-oil inventories are growing even bigger than last week, which was already almost a 16-year high. With so much unneeded oil, prices cratered? Wrong.

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Interesting OPEC News Links (April 09, 2009)

•April 9, 2009 • Leave a Comment

* Ken Knepper: Some risky business on the sidewalk (Kenneth Knepper, Community News Publishing)

Its been cold here in the Midwest. By that, I dont mean theres been a nip in the air. Instead, its felt more like a fully toothed Tyrannosaurus rex bite in the air.

* Newlook Butlins: what no knobbly knees? (George Pitcher, Telegraph)

I’ve never worn a Butlins red coat. Nor have I had the honour of a Pontin’s blue coat. From unreliable memory, I think I wore a rather unpleasant brown utility coat, like Ronnie Barker’s in Open All Hours , when I worked at a holiday camp in the Seventies.

Oil Prices: Crude Stocks Increase, but Oil Rises Anyway (Wall Street Journal)

•April 9, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Keith Johnson from Wall Street Journal says:

It s another weird day on the oil markets. U.S. crude-oil inventories are growing even bigger than last week, which was already almost a 16-year high. With so much unneeded oil, prices cratered? Wrong.

Read the whole article

Interesting OPEC News Links (April 09, 2009)

•April 9, 2009 • Leave a Comment

* Ken Knepper: Some risky business on the sidewalk (Kenneth Knepper, Community News Publishing)

Its been cold here in the Midwest. By that, I dont mean theres been a nip in the air. Instead, its felt more like a fully toothed Tyrannosaurus rex bite in the air.

* Newlook Butlins: what no knobbly knees? (George Pitcher, Telegraph)

I’ve never worn a Butlins red coat. Nor have I had the honour of a Pontin’s blue coat. From unreliable memory, I think I wore a rather unpleasant brown utility coat, like Ronnie Barker’s in Open All Hours , when I worked at a holiday camp in the Seventies.

Pan Pylas: Global stock rally continues into fifth week

•April 6, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Today at Kansas City Star, Pan Pylas wrote:

The rally in world stock markets continued into a fifth week Monday, with Hong Kong’s index the star performer amid ongoing hopes that the worst of the global economic downturn may have run its course.Investors remained buoyed by last week’s apparently united Group of 20 meeting in London and some tentative signs that the severity of the recession in the U.S. may be easing, despite Frida…

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