Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Wall Street Oil Speculation Driving Surge in Gas Prices | Common Dreams

Wall Street Oil Speculation Driving Surge in Gas Prices | Common Dreams
"That speculators have a huge impact on oil and gasoline prices is not news to anyone paying attention to the subject over the years, but it is an aspect that most media outlets rarely mention -- even when spiking gasoline prices dominate the news cycle. And legislatively, efforts to bring damaging speculative practices under control have continually stalled in Congress."