"Before I gather the evidence to prove one way or the other, are you saying that there is no speculation in crude prices? I just want to hear you say it." oil energy prices are part of SUPPLY AND DEMAND! Supply and Demand, can most you fools define such a simple concept? Speculators take RISK! RISK a concept that most you fools can not define. Markets should be FREE, of course very few are students of "FREE MARKET THEORY". Why I waste my time posting on this site, I have no idea. GEO-POLITICAL forces influence OIL. Can we say G E O P O L I T I C A L forces? The elderly are not to blame but they are not blame-less. OXY MORON? In other words, most of you fools who post on this site are 9 to 5 jocks watching your 401ks. Currently, with inflation your net worth has dropped more than 30%, (considering the dollar hits all time low again today). Housing collapse leading to Liquidity crises was caused by greed on both the consumer and the banks. This ship is sinking due to both the sheepole and the "Powers that be". It will not only be old people eating cat food, most you desk jocks will as well. Who to blame for higher oil and financial collapse? Look in the Mirror.
LOL perhaps you should try a search to refresh your memory. Yes, I imagine a dishorable discharge or a Big Chicken Dinner would suck...but I wouldn't know personally. Weak minded weasels like you are the types that get those kinds of discharges.
"The elderly are not to blame but they are not blame-less. OXY MORON?" "eehhhh??" "I don't hear too good" "Did you say OXY CONTIN???" My hearings all jammed up from the cat litter. ps. I hear you save up labels from cat food and buy a computer for schools, anyone have any news.
Im not sure the world is grasping the massive geopolitical risk that comes with surging commodity prices. We wont be talking about trading when one of those hits because the capital markets may no longer be feasible.