Energy Costs Trickle Through World Economy
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There's nothing like a trip to the gas station to raise one's awareness of energy prices. Yet it doesn't require filling up the tank &#151; or opening a utility bill, for that matter &#151; to feel the bite of rising fuel costs.
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People who heat their homes with oil, electricity or propane Â almost half the country Â are likely to see prices rise.
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Electricity shortages and gas supply problems predicted to push bills up.
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World freight shipping prices, particularly the cost of transporting dry raw materials, are steaming ahead at record levels, powered mainly by China's insatiable demand for bulk levels of imported commodities.
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Oil prices have been at record highs this year, with money gushing into the coffers of oil producers thanks to the world&#39;s growing thirst for oil.
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The sharp rise in oil prices which recently creeps towards $60 per barrel has put many energy industries and those reliant on energy on the edge for fear of the adverse affects of escalating prices.
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WASHINGTON Aug. 27, 2004 - Weighed down by high energy prices, the economy was even more sluggish than initially believed during the second quarter.
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For quite sometime now, global economy has been under a lot of pressure. The war in Iraq, the US current account deficit and resulting falling dollar, oil deficit have all contributed to a slowdown in the global economy.
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The soaring cost of oil hits global economic growth, although recovery is not a distant prospect, according to the OECD.
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As record high prices raise concerns about future supplies of oil, the International Energy Agency, in a new report, stressed the need for oil-producing countries and international
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Years before most knew about green energy, Iceland was tapping into its geysers and volcanoes. With gas at $8 a gallon, renewables now provide almost all heating and electricity. And advocates can see a country free of fossil fuel use by 2050.
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WASHINGTON: Global finance chiefs may admit this week that soaring oil prices are a cloud on a generally sunny world economic horizon but they will likely dismiss any chance they could drown growth.
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VIENNA: The spike in oil prices is stoking heated arguments between market players, who blame each other for lack of output capacities that has been exposed by strong global demand.
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The spike in oil prices in recent months is stoking heated arguments between market players, who blame each other for the lack of production capacities that has been exposed by strong global demand.
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WASHINGTON - Weighed down by rising energy prices, the economy was even more sluggish than initially believed during the second quarter.
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Manufacturers are still worried about energy prices having seen costs jump 30% in the past year, a report says.
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With the world so focused on the rising price of a barrel of light crude oil, it&#39;s a wonder that people even get into their cars and drive around anymore.