A "Fame-Hungry" Speculator in New York Raises Oil Prices to over $100 a Barrel (Dar Al-Hayat)

Story date: 2008-01-06 06:58:35
Added on: 2008-01-06 07:00:06

Why have oil prices suddenly risen to over $100 a barrel? The price range for oil in the final days of 2007 was between $90 and $95 a barrel.


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