Rising gas prices push wholesale costs higher
Gas prices jump 5.7% before the retail level

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Rising oil prices beginning to hurt U.S. economy
WASHINGTON — Just when companies have finally stepped up hiring, rising oil prices are threatening to halt the U.S. economy’s gains. Some economists are scaling back their estimates for growth this year, in

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Share market slides on rising oil prices
Another surge in crude oil prices due to the growing Middle East tensions has led to the fourth consecutive decline on the Australian share market.

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Zubiri to gov’t: Find means vs rising prices
SENATOR Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, principal author of the Renewable Energy Act of 2008, has called on the Aquino government to immediately find ways on how to cushion the impact of rising prices of basic commodities and services on consumers. “This last few months, we have experienced the steepest climb of oil prices in the world market. Oil prices have been peaking progressively higher and …

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Rising Food Prices Can Topple Governments, Too
Political unrest has broken out in Tunisia, Yemen, Egypt and other Arab countries. Social media and governmental policies are getting most of the credit for spurring the turmoil, but there’s another factor at play.

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Oil settles above $82 as latest data points to improving economy; gas pump prices rising too
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Oil prices followed the stock market higher on brighter economic news Tuesday, with the benchmark crude for November delivery gaining $1.35 to settle at US$82.82 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

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Oil prices fall on rising reserves
Oil prices slipped amid an unexpected surge in crude reserves in the US.

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