Soaring oil price strikes heart of US economy
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Runaway oil prices, which briefly punched to an all-time high in New York, are pounding the US economy just 10 weeks ahead of presidential elections, analysts warned.
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CRUDE oil prices pushed past the psychologically important $US50-per-barrel mark today and hit an all-time high as the market reacted to the slow recovery of US production in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ivan as well as unrest in key oil
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Oil prices surged more than two dollars  on Wednesday as the U.S. government reported a fall in heating  oil stocks and cold weather gripped the U.S. Northeast, the  world's biggest heating fuel market.
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Surging energy costs drove US consumer prices up by a hefty and larger-than-expected 0.6 percent last month, the biggest jump since May, a government report showed on Wednesday.
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OIL&#39;S RECORD-breaking rally took US crude over US$52 a barrel yesterday fuelled by the impact of Hurricane Ivan on US winter inventories.
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While the rest of the country frets over surging energy prices, a small but growing group of businesses is fueling a boom of sorts in the US oil patch.
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Oil prices rally, adding almost $1 amid concerns that more crude will need to be refined to boost US petrol reserves.
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Global oil prices soar after a decline in US petrol and oil inventories that was larger-than-expected.
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The price of oil surged yesterday on news that US inventories had fallen for the third week in a row.
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Oil prices rise above $71 a barrel as fears intensify over Mid-East instability and insufficient supply in the US.
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Oil prices jumped above $50 a barrel this morning, supported by US election tallies projecting a slim lead for President George W Bush.
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US consumer prices rose in October, spurred by energy and food costs, and industrial production and housing starts surged, suggesting the Federal Reserve may keep raising its benchmark interest rate.
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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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WASHINGTON -- Oil prices shot up above $48 US per barrel yesterday after the US government reported that supplies shrank more than expected following production and shipping disruptions caused by hurricane Ivan.
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Oil prices have hit record highs in the United States for the third straight day in early trading Thursday, amid continuing concerns about the supply of crude oil.
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US industrial production and new home construction rose sharply last month, suggesting that the economy is overcoming high energy prices and rebounding from the summer slump.
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Surging energy costs drove U.S. consumer prices up by a hefty and larger-than-expected 0.6 percent last month, the biggest jump since May, a government report showed on Wednesday.