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		<title>Oil plunges near $64 as weak economic data spreads doubt about a recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ernest Scheyder</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Oil prices tumbled to five-week lows Monday on growing evidence of an extended recession that could mean demand for energy will remain weak for some time.

Benchmark crude for August delivery fell $2.68 to settle at $64.05 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
It was the fourth straight day of declines on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil falls below $67 a barrel as dollar gains on euro, US unemployment rate rises to 9.5 pct</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Oil prices tumbled to their lowest level in a month Thursday following the release of woeful job numbers in Europe and the U.S.

Benchmark crude for August delivery fell $2.58, nearly 4 percent, to settle at $66.73 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Crude hit an eight-month high in midday trading Tuesday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crude prices fall for second day even though latest report shows supply is falling</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Oil prices fell Wednesday despite another decline in crude supply, with lingering doubts about whether people and businesses will be using more energy anytime soon.

Crude supplies have fallen in seven out of the past eight weeks, according to a government report Wednesday.
Benchmark crude for August delivery fell 58 cents to settle at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil rises above $70 as drop in US crude inventories suggest supplies tightening</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Oil prices climbed above $70 a barrel Wednesday with the government reporting that crude supplies dropped for the seventh time in eight weeks.

Benchmark crude for August delivery added 55 cents to $70.44 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent prices rose $1.21 to $70.51 a barrel on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil rises nears $72 as drop in US crude inventories suggest supplies tightening</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Oil prices climbed nearer to $72 a barrel Wednesday with early indications that the government could report crude supplies have dropped for the seven out of the past eight weeks.

Benchmark crude for August delivery added $1.81 to $71.70 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent prices rose $1.80 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil caps volatile first half of 2009 by hitting 8-month high before falling sharply</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio — Oil prices fell in volatile trading Tuesday not long after hitting an eight-month high.

Benchmark crude for August delivery dipped $1.60 to settle at $69.89 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after swinging between $68.90 and $73.38 in early trading.
It has been an extraordinarily volatile year, which began with crude prices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail gas drops every day this week; oil follows Wall Street and falls below $70</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Pump prices fell every day this week, easing off a summer peak near $2.70 a gallon as U.S. storage facilities swelled with unused gasoline.

The national average for gasoline dropped less than a penny Friday to $2.658 a gallon, according to auto club AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service.
Oil prices followed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil rises above $70 per barrel; new data suggests economy hasn&#8217;t slowed as much as thought</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Oil prices jumped above $70 a barrel Thursday after the government said that the economy may be faring better than previously thought.

In a revised reading on gross domestic product in the first quarter, the Commerce Department reported a 5.5 percent annualized decline from January to March, rather than the 5.7 percent it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil rises above $69 per barrel; new data suggests economy hasn&#8217;t slowed as much as thought</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Oil prices rose above $69 a barrel Thursday after the government said that the economy may be faring better than previously thought.

In a revised reading on gross domestic product in the first quarter, the Commerce Department reported a 5.5 percent annualized decline from January to March, rather than the 5.7 percent it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy prices fall with gasoline supplies surging; Fed says inflation under control</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Energy prices fell Wednesday after the government reported that unused gasoline in storage grew for the third-straight week, another signal that consumer demand for energy is waning.

Benchmark crude for August delivery lost 57 cents to settle at $68.67 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent prices fell 47 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy prices fall with gasoline supplies surging; traders await Fed statement</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Oil prices fell Wednesday after the government reported that unused gasoline in storage has grown by millions of barrels.

The Federal Reserve will release a statement on interest rates later in the day, which could have an even greater impact on energy prices with such a large number of investors using crude as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil prices rise as US supplies drop; traders await Fed meeting and watch for affect on dollar</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Oil prices ticked higher Wednesday as U.S. supplies dropped more than expected.

The Federal Reserve will release a statement on interest rates later in the day, which could have an even greater impact on energy prices.
Benchmark crude for August delivery increased 17 cents to $69.42 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crude prices resume upward climb; weak dollar again pushes energy higher</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/crude-prices-resume-upward-climb-weak-dollar-again-pushes-energy-higher-89961/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio — The weakened dollar boosted oil prices once again Tuesday, ending a two-day slump.

Benchmark crude for August delivery rose $1.74 to settle at $69.24 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
There has been some optimism about an economic rebound, which would tend to lift energy markets, but the value of the U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crude prices fall with more predictions of slow global economic rebound</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/crude-prices-fall-with-more-predictions-of-slow-global-economic-rebound-89789/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio — Crude prices wavered Tuesday with more stark predictions of a long and painful downturn for the global economy.

Benchmark crude for August delivery rose 10 cents to $67.60 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Futures for gasoline, natural gas and heating oil also fell.
Oil prices have more doubled in the past three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil falls below $67 as optimism on US economy wanes, World Bank sees deeper recession</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-falls-below-67-as-optimism-on-us-economy-wanes-world-bank-sees-deeper-recession-88881/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Retail gasoline prices retreated Monday for the first time in nearly two months and benchmark crude prices tumbled about 4 percent.

The World Bank said the global economy would shrink more than previously stated and burgeoning supplies of crude and gasoline finally appeared to grab hold of energy prices that since early May [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gasoline futures tumble to end the week, dragging down oil and other energy commodities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Gasoline markets exhibited the first signs that an extended rally in pump prices is nearing an end after 52 straight days on the rise.

Gasoline futures started falling midweek after a government report showed a huge surplus. Already, wholesale gasoline prices in key markets like the Gulf Coast and Chicago had begun to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy prices drop after government reports of boosted gas imports and production</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Gasoline markets exhibited the first signs this week that an extended rally in pump prices is nearing an end after 52 straight days on the rise.

Gasoline futures started falling midweek after a government report showed a huge surplus. Already, wholesale gasoline prices in at least one key market had begun to fade. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil near $72 as investors eye inflation threat, money continues to pour into Nymex</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Oil rose to end the week despite government reports showing that U.S. manufacturing is in decline and that the nation continues to sit on a massive surplus of crude.

Money poured into oil markets all week as the dollar weakened against the euro. While demand for energy remains weak, oil markets are attracting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Natural gas rally pauses but retail gasoline rises for 51st straight day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — A three-week rally in natural gas prices paused Thursday after the government reported a huge build in supplies, more evidence of a severely weak industrial sector.

Natural gas, a key energy source for power plants, had been trading higher most of June, though it still fetches less than a third of last year&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gas prices rise for 50 straight days and counting; crude falls again, trading below $70</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Retail gas prices climbed for the 50th straight day Wednesday and crude prices that had slumped all week bounced back.

Historically, filling station prices tend to rise during the summer as millions of Americans take to the road. But a surge in crude prices during the past few months and less production from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail gas prices on a streak as summer approaches</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Retail gas prices rose for the 49th straight day Tuesday even though crude fell yet again.

The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline gained a half cent overnight to $2.674, according to auto club AAA, Wright Express and the Oil Price Information Service, surpassing a stretch in early [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pump prices rise for the 48th straight day, but signs of weakness appear in crude market</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gas prices rose Monday for the 48th straight day, matching a record going back to at least the 1970s, with prices now up nearly two-thirds since the beginning of the year even as demand from motorists remains weak.

Yet the oil prices that influence what you pay at the pump are taking a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gas prices rise for 45th straight day; oil prices fall as dollar bounces back</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Gas prices rose Friday for the 45th consecutive day as summer travelers hit the highways and refineries hold back on fuel production.

Pump prices added less than a penny overnight to a new national average of $2.639 a gallon, according to auto club AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service.
Crude prices are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil prices fall below $72 per barrel with the dollar bouncing back to end the week</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Gas prices rose Friday for the 45th consecutive day as summer travelers hit the highways and refineries hold back on fuel production.

Pump prices added less than a penny overnight to a new national average of $2.639 a gallon, according to auto club AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service.
Crude prices are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil prices close near $73, an eight-month high, as first-time jobless claims fall</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Oil prices hit an eight-month high as the dollar fell and a series of reports suggested that consumers and business may be more willing and able to spend money on energy.

Benchmark crude for July delivery rose $1.35 to settle at $72.68 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices hit $73.23 at one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil prices bounce over $73, an eight-month high, as first-time jobless claims fall</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-prices-bounce-over-73-an-eight-month-high-as-first-time-jobless-claims-fall-78996/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Oil prices hit an eight-month high as the dollar fell and a series of reports suggested that consumers and business may be more willing and able to spend money on energy.

Benchmark crude for July delivery rose $1.86 to trade at $73.19 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
In London, Brent prices added $1.15 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil prices close in on $73, an eight-month high with as first-time jobless claims fall</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Oil prices hit an eight-month high as the dollar fell and a series of reports suggested that consumers and business may be more willing and able to spend money on energy.

Benchmark crude for July delivery rose $1.17 to trade at $72.50 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil prices climbed as high [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extended rally continues for oil; gas and oil prices hit new high for 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Porretto</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — Oil prices surged again Wednesday to a new high for the year with investors pouring money into crude markets as a hedge against inflation.

Adding to crude&#8217;s advance was new government data that showed an uptick in U.S. demand for gasoline. Yet given how much cheaper gas is now compared with last year, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail gasoline prices flatten after 42 days on the rise; crude passes $70 again</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Porretto</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — While crude settled above $70 a barrel for the first time this year, gasoline prices failed to rise overnight for the first time in 42 days, signaling a possible break for motorists as summer driving shifts into high gear.

Benchmark crude for July delivery rose $1.92 to close at $70.01 a barrel in trading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gasoline prices remain steady after 42 days on the rise; oil prices again near $70</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Porretto</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — While crude flirted with $70 a barrel Tuesday, gasoline prices failed to rise overnight for the first time in 42 days, signaling a possible break for motorists as summer driving shifts into high gear.

Benchmark crude for July delivery rose $1.26 to $69.35 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil drops to near $68 a barrel as rally loses some steam; Shell CEO warns of price spikes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices fell Monday as a four-month rally that has roughly doubled the price of crude lost some steam alongside the stock markets.

Benchmark crude for July delivery fell 35 cents to settle at $68.06 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices dropped as low as $66.78.
Crude prices have risen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weeklong energy rally stumbles with latest report on a big surplus in oil</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices took a dive Wednesday after a government report on unused crude in storage suggested the monthlong rally in energy prices may have been premature.

After rising for seven straight days and threatening to break the $70 barrier, benchmark crude for July delivery tumbled 3.5 percent, or $2.43, to $66.12 a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weeklong rally in energy prices stumbles as unused crude in storage rises again</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A weeklong rally in energy prices appeared to stumble Wednesday, with more evidence of anemic demand.

Oil prices fell toward $67 after the government reported that the level of unused crude in storage rose sharply. That could suggest that a price rally that began in May was premature.
Benchmark crude for July delivery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil slips below $68, remains near 7-month highs ahead of expected fall in US crude stocks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices slipped below $68 a barrel Wednesday before the government reported how much unused crude, now near 19-year highs, remains in storage.

Benchmark crude for July delivery dropped 75 cents to $67.75 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract on Tuesday slipped 3 cents to settle at $68.55.
Crude [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A barrel of oil crosses $69 for the first time this year; gasoline prices rise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk Lammers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices briefly passed $69 per barrel Tuesday in a weeklong rally that appears short on fundamentals, yet exceedingly full of momentum.

Average retail gasoline prices continued to march upward: A gallon now costs about 46 cents more than it did a month ago.
After peaking at $69.05 Tuesday afternoon, a price not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil prices hit new high for the year with signs of rebound in China leading the way</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio — Oil prices pushed to new highs for the year Monday on a weak dollar and new data suggesting manufacturing in China has strengthened. Both of those factors helped send energy prices to record highs last summer.

The national average price at the pump this weekend rose above $2.50 for the first time since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil, gas prices hit 6-month highs; energy experts say rising prices won&#8217;t last</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 01:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio — Oil and gasoline prices continued a recession-defying march higher Friday, doubling in the past six months largely on optimism of a strengthening economy.

The predictions for just how high oil can reach this year, just like 2008, continue to creep upward just five months removed from crude priced around $32 per barrel.
Benchmark crude [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy prices fall as investors second-guess oil&#8217;s 10 percent price surge last week</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 23:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio — Energy prices eased Monday as investors appeared to second-guess a 10 percent surge in the value of crude last week on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Benchmark crude for June delivery fell 13 cents to settle at $58.50 a barrel. On Friday, the contract rose $1.92 to settle at $58.63 a barrel, the [...]]]></description>
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