Fears, prices soar as blockade tightens
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Nepalese soldiers check the bags of people heading for the capital at Naubise, 30 kilometres to the west. Maoists have set up blockades on routes to Kathmandu.
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The company tightens its forecast on cost concerns.
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Hurricane Frances is pushing up commodity prices and weighing on insurance company stocks as it heads for the Florida coast. Orange juice prices hit nine-month highs on the New York Board of Trade on Thursday
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NEW YORK : The latest twists and turns from Hurricane Ivan prompted renewed concerns Monday about oil production in the Gulf of Mexico, pushing futures prices sharply higher on global markets.
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Oil prices pushed through new highs above 55 US dollars a barrel Monday amid concerns over high demand and tight supplies ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.
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Oil prices hit their highest levels in more than three weeks amid worries the US hurricane season would continue to hamper supplies.
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The price of crude oil rose to a record high yesterday even as the Bush administration agreed to tap the nation&#39;s emergency oil stockpile because of supply problems caused by Hurricane Ivan.
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Business & money: Nigerian strike and Iran worries add to pressure as cost of crude oil rises to its highest level this year.
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World crude prices have risen amid fears that supplies from the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico could be disrupted by Hurricane Ivan. Energy companies have evacuated thousands of offshore workers and shut down some production in the region.
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High market prices keeping you away? Here are some tips to break free.
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Oil prices have surged to a new high of $47 a barrel after a new threat by rebel militia against Iraqi oil facilities, and as the United States says inflation has stayed in check despite rising energy costs.
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Oil prices push above $70 a barrel amid fears over US-Iran tensions and low US fuel stockpiles.
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Crude oil surged to a four-week high, bringing the gain this week to almost $3 a barrel, on concern that shutdowns caused by Hurricane Ivan would further reduce inventories.
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Thousands take chance to stock up on supplies as Israeli closure of crossings deepens crisis
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A militant attack on the US consulate in Saudi Arabia and unrest in Nigeria pushed crude prices upward Tuesday, as supply fears crept back into play and traders considered a potential production cut from oil cartel OPEC.
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LONDON: World oil prices surged into new record territory above $50 a barrel Tuesday as traders took fright at a multitude of supply threats, including unrest in Nigeria and recent hurricanes.
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The Chinese government orders some prices to be frozen as it battles to contain the country's inflation.