Summary
While Americans wince as they fill up their SUVs with $2-a- gallon gasoline, market forces are smiling on the Saudi Arabias and Exxon Mobils of the world.
A transfer of wealth of historic proportions is taking place as worldwide spending on oil is expected to grow this year by about $295 billion, or 27 percent, compared with 2003, according to government data. Consumers and businesses are paying more for gasoline, heating oil, diesel and other products derived from crude as demand and prices surge.See the full content of this document
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High Oil Prices Drain U.S. Dollars
Experts warn that the market constraints underlying high and volatile energy prices suggest that higher oil price could be here to stay.
"The question is being asked more now than it has be...See the full content of this document
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