Oil Speculators

Source: www.msnbc.msn.com --- 11 hours ago
U.S. regulators find significant amount of Oil contract trading activity is concentrated in the hands of just a few individual players, firms. ...

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 40 days ago
US Airways Group Inc. is among a consortium of 12 U.S. air carriers asking the U.S. Congress to address the actions of Oil Speculators, whom they blame for escalating fuel prices. (AAI) (ALK) (AMR) (DAL) (JBLU) (NWA) (LUV) (UAUA) (AL) (LCC) ...

Source: www.rediff.com --- 15 days ago
The world's third largest energy firm BP Plc has rubbished India's claims that Oil Speculators are responsible for a global surge in crude Oil prices, saying high prices were a result of production struggling to keep pace with the demand. ...

Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- 10 hours ago
Regulators had long classified a private Swiss energy conglomerate called Vitol as a trader that primarily helped industrial firms that needed Oil to run their businesses. ...

Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- 5 hours ago
U.S. regulators surprised to find significant amount of Oil contract trading is concentrated in hands of just a few individual players and firms. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 35 days ago
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Source: www.propeller.com --- 40 days ago
The Economist: Politicians who try to make Oil cheaper by restraining speculation will just make things worse Channel: Money Tags: ...

Source: online.wsj.com --- 6 days ago
New data about players in the commodities markets show that Speculators are a larger piece of the Oil market than previously known. ...

Source: business.guardian.co.uk --- 6 days ago
Financial Services Authority blamed for high petrol prices, and accused of letting 'British people down' ...

Source: www.latimes.com --- 6 hours ago
At one point in July, a Swiss trading firm is believed to have held 11% of futures contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange for profit rather than for lining up fuel supplies. Regulators had long classified a private Swiss energy conglomerate called Vitol as a trader that primarily helped industrial firms that needed Oil to run their businesses. ...

Source: news.in.msn.com --- 32 days ago
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Source: blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com --- 35 days ago
Sen. Patty Murray keeps plugging away at the Oil industry, this time with the introduction of the Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008 (S. 3268), which deems as legitimate hedgers only petroleum producers or buyers, cutting out large investment banks. The chiefs of a dozen airlines, including Alaska Air, agree with Murray and Sen. Maria Cantwell, both D-Wash., that speculation, rather than undervaluation and healthy market forces, are to blame: A week ago, they signed a letter blaming the rising cost of fuel on Oil speculation and entreating their customers to lobby Congress to reintroduce regulations that have been weakened over the past twenty years. ...

Source: www.ft.com --- 35 days ago
Ill-judged rules to tackle an exaggerated problem would damage financial markets, writes Neal Wolkoff ...

Source: www.chron.com --- 6 days ago
The Democratic lawmakers raised questions about a report in which the Commodity Futures Trading Commission dismissed speculation as the primary factor in record Oil prices. ...

Source: www.chron.com --- 13 days ago
The price of crude Oil has fallen $25 a barrel in less than a month. Blame the Speculators. ...

Source: www.pbs.org --- 4 days ago
Paul Solman answers this question and many more in the "Business Desk." ...

Source: www.nationalreview.com --- 4 hours ago
Even if speculation were found to be boosting the price, it would be counterproductive to ban it. ...

Source: www.flyertalk.com --- 39 days ago
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Source: www.nowpublic.com --- 31 days ago
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know "Pigs will Fly" if any Government had the balls to even touch this with a 10 foot Oil dipstick." U.S. lawmakers urged to curb Oil Speculators Price would fall to... read more ...

Source: www.house.gov --- 19 days ago
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