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Oil edges down toward US$76 amid economic uncertainty

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/ -- NEW YORK - Oil prices fell below US$77 a barrel on Friday on a stronger U.S. dollar and amid concern about the strength of the global economic recovery.

Benchmark crude gave up 74 cents to settle at $76.72 a barrel on the last trading day for the December contract. Crude prices for January delivery lost 58 cents to settle at $77.47.


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Submitted Nov 20, 2009 By: Mooseman1
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Champion Author New York

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Message Posted: Nov 21, 2009 9:53:14 PM

If demand for oil continues to remain weak, the price could drop further.
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Champion Author Little Rock

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Message Posted: Nov 21, 2009 7:19:23 PM

when it drops below $70 come talk to me
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Message Posted: Nov 21, 2009 10:25:47 AM

probably will go up since a travel week is coming...
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All-Star Author San Antonio

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Message Posted: Nov 21, 2009 9:32:29 AM

This a weekly trend -- oil prices fall on Friday, rise back up on Monday.
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Champion Author Michigan

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Message Posted: Nov 21, 2009 9:16:25 AM

With only a few days before Thanksgiving, they will find ways to jack up the prices even more. This downward price trend the last few days will not last. The speculators will see to that.
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Champion Author Illinois

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Message Posted: Nov 21, 2009 8:49:20 AM

the speculators will find a reason to jack prices back up. if they were actually worried about the economy, oil prices would have never reached record levels last year causing the mess we are in now.
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Veteran Author Detroit

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Message Posted: Nov 21, 2009 5:44:22 AM

Earlier in the week it was up a couple dollars on "signs that pointed to economic recovery." These stupid excuses the media give or the experts they quote every day to explain the fluctuating price of oil are ridiculous. How is there economic recovery Monday and economic uncertainy Friday?
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Message Posted: Nov 21, 2009 5:42:36 AM

Keep falling!!!
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Champion Author New Jersey

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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 11:43:21 PM

My corner station must not have known that when they raised their prices 6 cents overnight.
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Champion Author Dayton

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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 11:35:33 PM

if the recession were over the price would be going up not down
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Champion Author Atlanta

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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 11:30:35 PM

$76! Wow! The recession must be over.

But just in case....keep conserving.
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Champion Author Atlanta

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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 11:19:34 PM

whoo whooo. It's artificially high by double its value & has been for some time. Let's see it come down to reasonable prices in the low $40's.
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Champion Author Illinois

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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 11:17:31 PM

This is not a 'fall'. Dropping in half would be a FALL
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 11:15:04 PM

Even pig-oil is only a commodity without long term invincibility
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 11:14:30 PM

Keep going.
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Champion Author Lexington

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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 11:13:52 PM

Oil should be a lot cheaper than $76.00
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 11:03:09 PM

Nobama can't be to happy about this!
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 10:59:33 PM

Lately it seems the opposite happens here when they mention going up or down. Right now its on the trend of up. With Thanksgiving coming, hardly a surprise with it going up now.
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 10:56:50 PM

BHO won't let this last long.
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 10:55:01 PM

YAWN!!!!
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All-Star Author Atlanta

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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 10:51:14 PM

prices inched up here...hopefully the downward trend will start soon
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Champion Author Portland

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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 10:49:07 PM

uh........ that's not DOWN...... Down is, say, $25 a barrel, WHERE IT SHOULD BE!!!!!!!!! We should NEVER see oil peak $40 a barrel, so why is it about DOUBLE of what it SHOULD BE?!?!?!?! UGH!
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 10:44:25 PM


too soon to see any change at the pumps !!
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 10:37:51 PM

It needs to do more than just "edge" down. It has been steady up in the $70s for too long now.
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 10:33:52 PM

Relief at the pump won't come until it falls below $70.
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 10:31:37 PM

It sure would be nice to see the pump prices fall.
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 10:31:04 PM

A very thin edge downward.
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Champion Author San Jose

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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 10:29:13 PM

So oil goes up and it goes down. The trend is still up and we still need alternatives.
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 10:26:35 PM

Finally, the prices of gas have come back to earth a little!
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 10:20:30 PM

Nothing new, oil goes up and down every minute of every day.
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 10:05:22 PM

Up and down round and round.
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Champion Author Alberta

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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 10:01:38 PM

Prices need to drop another twenty bucks to meet the supply currently on the market.
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 10:00:27 PM

If it wasn't for speculators playing with oil prices, it would have to stay down! The economy hasn't been getting better. They play with the numbers to make it LOOK like things are moving. Everything is STILL slowing down, for example, AOL is now laying off 2500.
mediamemo.allthingsd.com/.../aol-we-need-to-fire-2500-volunteers/

IF things were getting BETTER this would NOT be happening! Keep your money in your pockets as many RAINY DAYS are coming!
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 9:58:55 PM

i'm not optomistic that this downward trend will continue for much longer.
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 9:53:28 PM

Good. The price of gas is starting to slide around here (CA).
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 9:42:12 PM

That's nice bit I think Ill wait before I celebrate!
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 9:38:22 PM

Down a couple... it'll yo-yo again.
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 9:34:04 PM

"Now that summer driving season is over it should be coming down. Has a long ways to go to get to $38.00 like last year at this time." - WCCurtis

Oil didn't drop to $38 last year because of the end of the driving season, it fell because the bottom fell out of the economy. $38 oil would also require the Dow to crash to 6,000 again. So which would you rather, cheap gas, or a dead stock market?

"squeeze as much money out of the Red States as I possibly could." NavyStore

I don't get that comment.

[Edited by: KrispyKreme at 11/20/2009 9:34:37 PM EST]
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 9:27:45 PM

Has nothing to do with prices at the pump. But, if I had about $30 million dollars I'd certainly be investing in oil futures and trying to squeeze as much money out of the Red States as I possibly could. (ROFLMAO!!)
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 9:27:22 PM

Come January and oil could go a lot lower still. January and February are the two most brutal months for business and it is usually this period where you will see things make or break.
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 9:25:12 PM

at least the trend appears to be in the right direction
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 9:24:50 PM

Did the dollar go up?
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 9:23:53 PM

OK
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 9:21:42 PM

Now that summer driving season is over it should be coming down. Has a long ways to go to get to $38.00 like last year at this time.
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 9:19:32 PM

What a bunch of complete drivel.
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 9:17:58 PM

they say this to get us to open our pocketbooks for Christmas, Everything cost too much, we are not spending near what we used to, Bah Humbug
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 9:17:37 PM

That is good news! I was sure the price of oil wasn't based upon supply and demand lately. As long as the dollar gets stronger then the price oil will go down.
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 9:16:20 PM

Good to see a move toward reality. A long way to go if it ever gets there.
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 9:16:01 PM

Good news overall as our economy here in the United States generally sets the pace for the rest of the world, including Europe.
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 9:09:33 PM

Good news for Dec. and Jan. but not for Nov.
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