Oil-price shock tops list of global economic risks amid supply, geopolitical worries
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At the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland world leaders have been simulating world economic forecasts. One of the largest threats to the global economy is the high price of petroleum due in part to decreasing oil reserves. One of the negative reverberations could be a flat stock market.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2006
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Oil and trouble: Corporates stir
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Raging oil prices, at over $65 per barrel, are affecting the business sector and have been reflected in a slow corporate bond market in the United States this summer. Retail trade is hit hardest with increased distribution costs followed by manufacturing industries and airlines.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2005
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Crude oil fuels commodities rally
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Soaring energy prices, post-Hurricane Katrina, have also seen the commodities market jump. The United States economy is booming yet there is worry that inflation may take hold. The Dow Jones - AIG Index in the third quarter is up 16.6 percent or 25.37 points at 178.25.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2005
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