(http://www.star-telegram.com/business/story/820062.html)
Aug. 09, 2008
WASHINGTON — Oil prices fell Friday by almost $5 a barrel to $115.20 and are down more than 20 percent from their early July record high of more than $147, a trend that’s triggering a sudden boom in stock prices and giving the U.S. economy its best news in months.
Energy analysts cautiously believe [...]

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Traders are worried about oil prices and the health of the US economy

Global stock markets have suffered a sell-off sparked by concerns about the global economy and crude oil prices which have hit a new record.
New York’s Dow Jones closed down 0.93%, or 106.9 points, at 11,346.51 as the cost of oil [...]

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Crude skyrockets on a sliding dollar, geopolitics and a Wall Street report predicting $150-a-barrel oil.
By Catherine Clifford and Ben Rooney, CNNMoney.com staff writers
Last Updated: June 6, 2008
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Oil prices shot up nearly $11 a barrel and settled Friday at a record $138.54 on geopolitical jitters, a dollar decline and a forecast that [...]

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Oil prices have risen relentlessly this year

The price of a barrel of oil has risen above $120 for the first time, driven by concerns about the situations in Nigeria and northern Iraq.
US light sweet crude rose to a record of $120.36 a barrel in morning trading in New York before falling back to a [...]

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By TOM RAUM
The Associated Press
Saturday, April 26, 2008; 10:41 AM

WASHINGTON — President Bush said tax rebates will start going out Monday, earlier than previously announced, and should help Americans cope with rising gasoline and food prices, as well as aid a slumping economy.
Democrats said they were glad the rebate checks were about to go [...]

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