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Investors, not demand, driving up price of gas

Singapore : Singapore | about 1 month ago  
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Big institutional investors are once again pushing up the price of oil, and gasoline prices in most of the country are rising as a result. Images More Business A barrel of crude oil sold on the New York Mercantile Exchange now costs more than $81, its highest level in a year.
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