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Crude oil at new high just above $114; gas also at a record Oil Prices
NEW YORK (AP) -- Energy traders rewrote the record books again Tuesday, pushing oil futures past $114 a barrel as gasoline and diesel prices struck new highs of their own at the pump.

Oil Fall As Dollar Shows New Strength Oil Prices
NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil prices fell Monday, dropping closer to $100 a barrel as a stronger dollar diminished the appeal of energy and other commodities futures.

Oil Drops on Worries About Weaker Demand Oil Prices
SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices slipped nearly $1 a barrel Monday as traders worried that the flagging U.S. economy would cause oil demand to soften.

Rush to commodities not over, analysts say
NEW YORK, March 7 (UPI) -- Investors have turned from risky securities in recent months literally to bread and butter investments, namely raw commodities, such as metals, grains and oil.

Palm oil putting orangutans at risk
BROOKFIELD, Ill., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Conservationists meeting at the Brookfield Zoo near Chicago say growing demand for palm oil is putting Sumatran orangutans at risk of extinction.

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