Oil closes at record high

Hate to be the bearer of bad news:

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Crude-oil futures closed at an all-time high near $126 a barrel Friday, with strong demand for diesel fuel and concerns about global crude supplies prompting a weekly gain of over 8%.

“There is this overwhelming reluctance to admit that we’re simply in a new paradigm for prices and short of a wholesale collapse of the global economy, prices just aren’t going to pull back to a $75 level for oil,” said Neal Ryan, a manager at Ryan Oil & Gas Partners. Read the full story.

And as promised, we looked into how the local trucking industry is being affected by high diesel prices. Check out Sunday’s Business & Money section for the complete story.

1 Response to “Oil closes at record high”


  1. 1 tupelobizbuzz May 9, 2008 at 3:18 pm

    BTW, Congressional hopeful Travis Childers is doing a promo where the first 50 people at Speedy Gonzales gas station (corner of Green/Gloster) will get their first 10 gallons of gas for $1.25.

    It starts at 3:30.

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