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Oil falls to $100 on growth in U.S. supplies

by Staff Writer Published: December 7,2011

Tags: Gov. John Hickenlooper, oil, Pearl Harbor anniversary, prices, U.S. growth

Oil is falling to around $100 per barrel after a U.S. government report shows supplies grew unexpectedly as demand for gasoline and other petroleum products dropped. Benchmark West Texas Intermediate on Wednesday fell $1.22 to $100.06 per barrel in morning trading in New York while Brent crude lost $1.23 to $109.28 in London. Prices dropped after the [...] [...]

Rising stock prices push oil near $88 a barrel

by Associated Press Published: August 17,2011

Tags: oil, prices, stock market

Oil rose Wednesday on renewed optimism about the U.S. economy, as traders took their cue from higher stock prices. Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for September delivery rose $1.25 to $87.89 per barrel in midday trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, which is used to price many international oil varieties, increased by $1.74 to [...] [...]

Building costs pushed up by soaring materials costs (access required)

by Becky Hurley Published: April 29,2010

Tags: construction materials, prices, Reed Construction Data

Construction material prices appear to be entering another period of double digit inflation, similar to what occurred during 2004 and 2008. The Bureau of Labor Statistics price index jumped 1.3 percent during March and is rising at a 10 percent-plus pace for the first three months of 2010. The same materials that caused the two earlier [...] [...]

Prices soft, but local home market impressing researchers (access required)

by Becky Hurley Published: August 17,2009

Tags: Pikes Peak Region, prices, residential real estate

Home sales statistics for the Pikes Peak region seem to be improving slightly and are impressing a number of national real estate industry researchers. In its online real estate feature story, “Best Cities for a Housing Recovery,” Forbes.com listed Colorado Springs No. 3 on its top 10 list of cities most likely to return from the downturn, based on [...] [...]

Low demand forces drop in oil prices (access required)

by Associated Press Published: April 3,2009

Tags: demand, drop, oil, prices

Oil prices fell below $52 a barrel Friday, following a huge rally the previous day, as U.S. unemployment data showed the world’s largest economy is continuing to lose jobs. Benchmark crude for May delivery was down 86 cents to $51.78 a barrel by mid-afternoon in Europe in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The [...] [...]

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