Odds better for $100 oil than Chelsea winning title
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Oil prices are twice as likely to reach $100 a barrel by Christmas as Chelsea are to win the Premier League this year, bookmakers said on Thursday.
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LONDON: Champions Chelsea hit the top of the table for the first time this season when a second-half Frank Lampard double earned them a 2-0 victory at local rivals Fulham in the Premiership yesterday.Comment
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The Premiership: Everton leapfrog Arsenal to go second. Now Chelsea can really rub it in. Merseyside is swinging to the rhythm of the Blues.
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Oil prices surpassed $100 a barrel for the first time after a U.S. government report showed a steep slide in crude inventories.
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NEW YORK -- Oil futures shot higher Tuesday, closing above $100 for the first time as investors bet that crude prices will keep climbing despite evidence of plentiful supplies and falling demand. At the pump, gas prices rose further above $3 a gallon.
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Chelsea drew 0-0 with Aston Villa in English soccer&#39;s Premiership, failing to win for the first time this season. Arsenal kept its 100 percent record with a 3-0 defeat of Fulham to open a two-point lead atop the standings.
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Oil may cost as much as 10 percent less next year if US Democratic challenger Senator John Kerry defeats President Bush in Tuesday&#39;s election, some energy analysts said on Monday.
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Oil prices swung higher last night, edging closer to record highs hit earlier this week, as traders remained cautious about the situation in Nigeria and US supplies ahead of the heating oil season.
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TEHRAN/LONDON  - OPEC officials lined up to say the exporter group could do little to tame oil prices that hit $100 a barrel for the first time on Wednesday and world markets had enough crude oil.
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Sport: FA Cup: QPR meet Chelsea with a wealth and ambition that masks three years of hell, writes Dominic Fifield
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ECONOMIC INDICATORS Housing and earnings will be the big topics this week. The price of oil could climb above $100 a barrel, and the markets could continue to be volatile.
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Several tournaments are more lucrative and provide a chance for greater glory than the MLS playoffs. But of the competitions the Revolution will be involved in this season, the MLS Cup will take priority.
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Top oil-producing countries have blamed the advance of crude prices toward $100 a barrel on financial speculation, geopolitical instability and a shortfall in refining capacity.
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NEW YORK -- Oil prices soared to $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time ever, reaching that milestone amid an unshakeable view that global demand for oil and petroleum products will continue to outstrip supplies.
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has dismissed claims today&#39;s clash with Chelsea will decide the title race. He said: &quot;The season is not finished but you can say Chelsea are already better than they were last year.
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Following Manchester United&#39;s close-fought win over Arsenal, bookmakers have been quick to slash United&#39;s odds - but Arsenal are still considered very likely to be champions.
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Uncertainty ahead of the U.S.  presidential election is playing some role in high oil prices,  but don't expect a big energy sell-off after the ballots are  counted, oil experts said on Tuesday.