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Are big bets by speculators driving up oil? Experts disagree

What is causing the steep rise in oil prices? Well...it's complicated.

Oil Block Induced Profit Inflation – Crumbling Economy

Immediately nationalize all the oil companies whose corporate offices reside within the borders of the United States. Seize all assets belonging to the oil companies and their associated oil block (OPEC, oil speculators, and oil companies) thieves' intent upon exacting a short term extraction of available income from every sector of our dying economy.

The Age Blogs: Management Line

Hoe are singles reshaping the economy?

The writing on the wall

Between 1978 and 2007 China saw its economy increase by nine times thus becoming the first exporter in the world, the second oil importer and a member of the "gotha" of super potencies. But this picture is not as grandiose as it appears because it is the achievement of a country that apparently refuses to respect the minimal rules adopted by the majority of the other countries.

States debate whether to dip into their rainy day funds

States unsure if recession is getting better or worse gamble with rainy day funds

Bush says he won't back bill that bails out lenders

Bush continues efforts to keep sub-prime mortgage victims from getting substantial relief.

America is rotting from the inside

Politicians are failing to comprehend the breadth of the US infrastructure crisis. Only disasters move our representatives to act - and in an election year, even those actions seem spotty at best and disingenuous at worst. The United States has much more than failing bridges to find, fund and fix. A comprehensive report by Dr. Denny Wilkins.

"Good" economic news: glass empty or half-full?

Don't believe the "good" economic news coming out of the US. It's a mirage

Bush pledges $770m in food aid

Let them eat switchgrass! US president vows to help tackle global crisis caused by rising commodities prices.

Gasoline May Soon Cost $10 per gallon

The forecasts calling for a jump to between $7 and $10 a gallon are based on the view that the price of crude is on its way to $200 in two to three years. It's $4.62 in San Mateo at one station already.

US economy: more bad signs ahead

More bad signs for the US economy with warnings that the US will enter its worst recession in 30 years

The Concept-Based Economy

Wahyd Vannoni argues that in a time when information is ubiquitous, the "concept" is the way to prosperity.

Wahyd Vannoni

www.vannoni.com

Fed cuts rate three-quarters of a point - Stocks & economy- msnbc.com

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed a key interest rate by three-fourths of a percentage point, moving aggressively to contain a credit crisis threatening to push the country into a severe recession.

Studies: Iraq a $12 billion-a-month war

In 2008, its sixth year, the war will cost approximately $12 billion a month, triple the "burn" rate of its earliest years, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz and co-author Linda J. Bilmes report in a new book.

Apple blogger dominates shareholder meeting | One More Thing - CNET News.com

So much for disclosure...