The Price of Food: 2007 vs. 2008
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What effects the price of oil, and keeps pushing prices up can be used to make money. Much is being made in the press about increasing oil prices and the knock on effects on the wider economy and eventually on our disposable incomes. Oil prices have increased from around $10 per barrel in 1999 to over $140 just a few days ago. The effects these price rises have are...
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The rapid rate of increase in wholesale prices of is unsustainable, but for now the growing number of super-rich are paying rising prices for
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There are lots of stores out there that offer price protection policies — when the price drops on an item you’ve purchased, they’ll refund you the difference. But there’s a catch… it’s up to you to watch prices. Price Protectr makes it simple to keep track [...]
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Via the NY Times (USA) ... As gasoline prices climb beyond $4 a gallon, Americans are rethinking what they drive and how and where they live. Entire industries are reeling — airlines and automakers most prominent among them — and gas prices have emerged as an important issue in the presidential campaign. . Via the Guardian (UK) Motorists have been warned the new tax may take gasoline...
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One issue related to the issue of the high price of oil is how sensitive, or elastic to use economese, the supply and demand is to price changes. One argument against the "inventory argument" against speculation as the source of higher oil prices is that if both supply and demand is completely inelastic, then higher prices due to speculation will not create higher inventories....
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | yesterday
FP Trading Desk submits: Despite expectations that prices for both gold and silver will be lower in 2009 than they are this year, UBS has upgraded its forecasts for several metals through 2010. The Swiss financial services firm now expects gold will average $895, $800 and $730 per ounce in 2008, 2009 and 2010, up from $850, $750 and US$720, respectively. Its palladium forecasts climb 24% to $460,...
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Skyrocketing metal prices prompt rash of car parts thefts
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Makes you feel all better, doesn't it, shit-eating 'murkns? "Price increases for rarest diamonds expected to slow The rapid rate of increase in wholesale prices of rare polished diamonds is unsustainable, but for now the growing number of super-rich are paying rising prices for top-tier diamond jewelry. Charles Wyndham, founder of PolishedPrices, a leading index of wholesale...
Business Times Asiaone (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
(SINGAPORE) Last month's agreement by Cathay Pacific and three other airlines to plead guilty and pay more than half a billion dollars in criminal fines has shed light on industry price-fixing, analysts say.
Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Fuel duty will be cut if oil prices rise and increase when they fall, in a new package to help hard pressed motorists, the Conservative Party has said.
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OPEC chief Chakib Khelil says the world's surging oil prices are not likely to fall, citing continuing demand from China and India and the weak US dollar.
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I'm not sure what's up with MyGallons.com. The site's founder explicitly says that he's not selling gasoline futures. Save Money On Gasoline Purchases. Save money by pre-purchasing gas at today's prices, then fill up with your MyGallons Card when prices...