Crude Oil Futures Surpass $90 a Barrel

By Pete Southern in Gold and Oil News | October 19, 2007 12:00 |

Oil prices surpassed $90 a barrel for the first time in after-hours trading in New York before slipping back Friday in Asia. Investors are being drawn to energy futures as a hedge against the weakening U.S. dollar. That, plus worries over tensions Read More…

hovering nearly $2 shy of its record high of $89 a barrel as one OPEC minister raised the prospect of another output increase and U.S.data showed rising inventories and weak demand. U.S. crude for November gained 9 cents to $87.49 a barrel by 0542 GMT. Read More…

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