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Market speculation is having the greatest impact on rising oil prices.
posted by Geoff Approved 9/5/2008 3:16 PM
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posted by TMassApproved 9/5/2008 3:16 PM
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Supply and demand is having the greatest impact on rising oil prices.
Stand Taken 9/4/2008 9:41 PM
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Stand Taken 9/2/2008 12:31 AM
posted by TMassApproved 8/31/2008 5:01 AM
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Stand Taken 8/29/2008 10:18 PM
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posted by JZippApproved 8/28/2008 5:40 PM
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Geopolitical instability is having the greatest impact on rising oil prices.
Stand Taken 8/27/2008 2:40 PM
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posted by TMassApproved 8/27/2008 1:25 PM
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posted by jas225Approved 8/27/2008 1:18 PM
"There are long-term structural problems in the oil market which is the big, dominant element in the commodities thing..." - Approve (4), Reject (0)[Vote on evidence ]
A real energy policy will address the very basic cause of high prices – supply and demand.
9/3/2008 10:46 PM
"Cracking down on speculators could lower the prices of gas by as much as a dollar per gallon."
9/3/2008 9:06 PM
Oil prices are set on a global market based on supply and demand.
9/1/2008 1:13 PM
This, too, has serious consequences now and in the future because known reserves of oil and global production capacity will not be able to meet demand.
8/27/2008 9:12 PM
By some estimates as much as a third of the current price of a barrel of oil comes from rampant speculation in the commodities market
8/27/2008 8:40 PM
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