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Oil prices pass $143 a barrel :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World
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Oil prices have risen to record levels in recent weeks, with traders in London and New York paying more than $147 a barrel for crude oil at its peak on 11 July. (article 4)
Oil prices have fallen to a six-week low as US energy demand fell and a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico appeared to be missing oil facilities. (article 5)
Oil prices tumbled on Tuesday as companies said they don't expect crude production to be disrupted by tropical storm Dolly in the western Gulf of Mexico. (article 1)
Crude oil shed more than $4 a barrel during the trading day, dragging down everything from gold and silver to corn and heating oil in the latest in a string of recent commodities sell-offs. (article 2)
Oil prices surged above $143 a barrel for the first time ever Monday, as a weaker dollar spurred investors to seek refuge in dollar-denominated oil futures to hedge against inflation. (article 6)
The drop in oil prices dominated investor attention even as several big U.S. companies reported results that reflected that consumers are struggling. (article 17)
Drivers received a brief reprieve from soaring gas prices when the price of oil dropped $16 a barrel last week, but consumers should pump the brakes on the idea of a large, instant price reduction at their local stations. (article 14)
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Source articles
- Oil prices slip as storm not expected to affect Gulf output (cbc.ca, 07/22/2008, 233 words)
- Commodities slump after crude, corn turn lower (Washington Post, 07/22/2008, 548 words)
- Oil prices rise despite pledge from Saudi Arabia :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (suntimes.com, 07/22/2008, 798 words)
- Why have oil prices been falling? (BBC News, 07/22/2008, 864 words)
- Oil prices fall to six-week low (BBC News, 07/22/2008, 219 words)
- Oil prices pass $143 a barrel :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (suntimes.com, 07/22/2008, 540 words)
- Oil rises above $141 a barrel :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (suntimes.com, 07/22/2008, 609 words)
- Oil rebounds on Iranian missile launches :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (suntimes.com, 07/22/2008, 640 words)
- Gasoline prices fall in California, U.S. as demand drops (L.A. Times, 07/22/2008, 221 words)
- Oil off more than $3; CFTC cites demand for run-up (Washington Post, 07/22/2008, 823 words)
- Oil tumbles below $130; natural gas falls sharply :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Nation (suntimes.com, 07/22/2008, 602 words)
- Oil drops on hurricane direction (boston.com, 07/23/2008, 382 words)
- Oil rises amid Iran nuclear deadlock, tropical storm concerns (boston.com, 07/22/2008, 517 words)
- ABC News: How Oil Prices Translate to the Pump (ABCNews, 07/21/2008, 282 words)
- BUSINESS BRIEFING (Washington Post, 07/22/2008, 327 words)
- Stocks end higher as crude drops $4 a barrel (L.A. Times, 07/22/2008, 300 words)
- Stocks rise as oil's drop trumps earnings (Washington Post, 07/22/2008, 344 words)
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