<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://news.usti.net/xml/rss.html"><channel><title>MY USTI.NET News: Base metals, general commodity info</title><copyright>Copyright (c) 2007 USTINET Corporation. All rights reserved.</copyright><link>http://news.usti.net/</link><description>Base metals, general commodity info</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue Apr 15 21:48:02 2008</lastBuildDate><ttl>2880</ttl><image><title>MY USTI.NET News</title><width>123</width><height>36</height><link>http://news.usti.net/</link><url>http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif</url></image>
<item><title>Crude oil at new high just above $114; gas also at a record Oil Prices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/cz/Aoil-prices.Rp8m_IAF.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/cz/Aoil-prices.Rp8m_IAF.html</guid><timestamp>1208295669</timestamp><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:41:09 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/cz/Aoil-prices.Rp8m_IAF.html">&#60;/a>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.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/cz/Aoil-prices.Rp8m_IAF.html">Crude oil at new high just above $114; gas also at a record Oil Prices&#60;/a>&#60;br />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.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Oil Fall As Dollar Shows New Strength Oil Prices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/bf/Aoil-prices.R-bo_IMO.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/bf/Aoil-prices.R-bo_IMO.html</guid><timestamp>1206388220</timestamp><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:50:20 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/bf/Aoil-prices.R-bo_IMO.html">&#60;/a>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.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/bf/Aoil-prices.R-bo_IMO.html">Oil Fall As Dollar Shows New Strength Oil Prices&#60;/a>&#60;br />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.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Oil Drops on Worries About Weaker Demand Oil Prices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/ch/Aoil-prices.R7ip_IMO.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/ch/Aoil-prices.R7ip_IMO.html</guid><timestamp>1206348954</timestamp><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:55:54 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/ch/Aoil-prices.R7ip_IMO.html">&#60;/a>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.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/ch/Aoil-prices.R7ip_IMO.html">Oil Drops on Worries About Weaker Demand Oil Prices&#60;/a>&#60;br />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.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Rush to commodities not over, analysts say</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/bx/Uus-commodities.RV-u_IM7.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/bx/Uus-commodities.RV-u_IM7.html</guid><timestamp>1204906220</timestamp><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:10:20 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/bx/Uus-commodities.RV-u_IM7.html">&#60;/a>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.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/bx/Uus-commodities.RV-u_IM7.html">Rush to commodities not over, analysts say&#60;/a>&#60;br />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.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(UPI)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Oil Prices Steady Above $66 a Barrel Oil Prices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/au/Aoil-prices.RKuP_HyM.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/au/Aoil-prices.RKuP_HyM.html</guid><timestamp>1179813670</timestamp><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 06:01:10 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/au/Aoil-prices.RKuP_HyM.html">&#60;/a>SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices were little changed Tuesday after jumping above $66 a barrel in the previous session on worries about gasoline supply.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/au/Aoil-prices.RKuP_HyM.html">Oil Prices Steady Above $66 a Barrel Oil Prices&#60;/a>&#60;br />SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices were little changed Tuesday after jumping above $66 a barrel in the previous session on worries about gasoline supply.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Retail Gasoline Prices Set New Record Oil Prices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/db/Aoil-prices.R1RE_HyL.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/db/Aoil-prices.R1RE_HyL.html</guid><timestamp>1179795002</timestamp><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 00:50:02 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/db/Aoil-prices.R1RE_HyL.html">&#60;/a>NEW YORK (AP) -- Retail gasoline prices climbed to another record Monday, while crude oil futures jumped above $66 per barrel amid concerns about gasoline supply heading into the peak summer driving season.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/db/Aoil-prices.R1RE_HyL.html">Retail Gasoline Prices Set New Record Oil Prices&#60;/a>&#60;br />NEW YORK (AP) -- Retail gasoline prices climbed to another record Monday, while crude oil futures jumped above $66 per barrel amid concerns about gasoline supply heading into the peak summer driving season.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Oil Drops Below $62 a Barrel Oil Prices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/cp/Aoil-prices.R9wt_HA9.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/cp/Aoil-prices.R9wt_HA9.html</guid><timestamp>1176153006</timestamp><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2007 21:10:06 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/cp/Aoil-prices.R9wt_HA9.html">&#60;/a>NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of crude oil fell nearly $3 and settled below $62 a barrel Monday on a supply glut at a key North American delivery point as geopolitical tensions loomed.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/cp/Aoil-prices.R9wt_HA9.html">Oil Drops Below $62 a Barrel Oil Prices&#60;/a>&#60;br />NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of crude oil fell nearly $3 and settled below $62 a barrel Monday on a supply glut at a key North American delivery point as geopolitical tensions loomed.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Oil Drops $2 to Under $63 a Barrel Oil Prices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/bf/Aoil-prices.ROOZ_HA9.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/bf/Aoil-prices.ROOZ_HA9.html</guid><timestamp>1176142901</timestamp><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2007 18:21:41 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/bf/Aoil-prices.ROOZ_HA9.html">&#60;/a>NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of crude oil fell $2 to under $63 a barrel Monday as skepticism over Iran&#39;s claim that it has begun enriching uranium on an industrial scale sank an early rally.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/bf/Aoil-prices.ROOZ_HA9.html">Oil Drops $2 to Under $63 a Barrel Oil Prices&#60;/a>&#60;br />NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of crude oil fell $2 to under $63 a barrel Monday as skepticism over Iran&#39;s claim that it has begun enriching uranium on an industrial scale sank an early rally.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Oil Briefly Falls Below $50 Per Barrel Oil Prices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/cn/Aoil-prices.RLRt_HJI.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/cn/Aoil-prices.RLRt_HJI.html</guid><timestamp>1169154084</timestamp><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:01:24 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/cn/Aoil-prices.RLRt_HJI.html">&#60;/a>NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil prices briefly fell below $50 per barrel Thursday for the first time since May 25, 2005, after the government reported larger-than-expected jumps in crude oil and gasoline inventories.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/cn/Aoil-prices.RLRt_HJI.html">Oil Briefly Falls Below $50 Per Barrel Oil Prices&#60;/a>&#60;br />NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil prices briefly fell below $50 per barrel Thursday for the first time since May 25, 2005, after the government reported larger-than-expected jumps in crude oil and gasoline inventories.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Oil Prices Plummet 4.5 Percent Oil Prices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/cy/Aoil-prices.RvW8_HJ3.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/cy/Aoil-prices.RvW8_HJ3.html</guid><timestamp>1167864005</timestamp><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:40:05 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/cy/Aoil-prices.RvW8_HJ3.html">&#60;/a>NEW YORK (AP) -- Crude oil prices opened the new year by plunging 4.5 percent on Wednesday, as persistent mild weather in the United States led traders to bet on lagging demand for heating fuels.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/cy/Aoil-prices.RvW8_HJ3.html">Oil Prices Plummet 4.5 Percent Oil Prices&#60;/a>&#60;br />NEW YORK (AP) -- Crude oil prices opened the new year by plunging 4.5 percent on Wednesday, as persistent mild weather in the United States led traders to bet on lagging demand for heating fuels.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Oil Prices Fall More Than $1 on Weather Oil Prices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/cc/Aoil-prices.R7-N_GDQ.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/cc/Aoil-prices.R7-N_GDQ.html</guid><timestamp>1167151125</timestamp><pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2006 16:38:45 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/cc/Aoil-prices.R7-N_GDQ.html">&#60;/a>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Oil and natural gas prices fell Tuesday amid mild winter weather that depressed demand for home-heating fuels.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/cc/Aoil-prices.R7-N_GDQ.html">Oil Prices Fall More Than $1 on Weather Oil Prices&#60;/a>&#60;br />WASHINGTON (AP) -- Oil and natural gas prices fell Tuesday amid mild winter weather that depressed demand for home-heating fuels.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Oil Prices Fall 2 Percent Oil Prices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/cc/Aoil-prices.RXrq_Gu6.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/cc/Aoil-prices.RXrq_Gu6.html</guid><timestamp>1149715208</timestamp><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2006 21:20:08 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/cc/Aoil-prices.RXrq_Gu6.html">&#60;/a>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Oil prices declined by 2 percent Wednesday after U.S. government data showed rising domestic inventories of crude-oil and gasoline.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/cc/Aoil-prices.RXrq_Gu6.html">Oil Prices Fall 2 Percent Oil Prices&#60;/a>&#60;br />WASHINGTON (AP) -- Oil prices declined by 2 percent Wednesday after U.S. government data showed rising domestic inventories of crude-oil and gasoline.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Oil Prices Settle at $72 a Barrel Oil Prices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/dd/Aoil-prices.RyUH_GyU.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/dd/Aoil-prices.RyUH_GyU.html</guid><timestamp>1149022826</timestamp><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2006 21:00:26 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/dd/Aoil-prices.RyUH_GyU.html">&#60;/a>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Oil prices rose above $72 a barrel Tuesday ahead of an OPEC meeting in Venezuela and the start of the Atlantic hurricane season later this week.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/dd/Aoil-prices.RyUH_GyU.html">Oil Prices Settle at $72 a Barrel Oil Prices&#60;/a>&#60;br />WASHINGTON (AP) -- Oil prices rose above $72 a barrel Tuesday ahead of an OPEC meeting in Venezuela and the start of the Atlantic hurricane season later this week.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Oil Prices Settle Above $70 a Barrel Oil Prices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/al/Aoil-prices.RXnU_GAG.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/al/Aoil-prices.RXnU_GAG.html</guid><timestamp>1145316433</timestamp><pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2006 23:27:13 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/al/Aoil-prices.RXnU_GAG.html">&#60;/a>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Oil prices settled at a record high above $70 a barrel on Monday, rising more than $1 on concerns about supply disruptions in Nigeria and diplomatic tensions between the West and Iran over Tehran&#39;s nuclear ambitions.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/al/Aoil-prices.RXnU_GAG.html">Oil Prices Settle Above $70 a Barrel Oil Prices&#60;/a>&#60;br />WASHINGTON (AP) -- Oil prices settled at a record high above $70 a barrel on Monday, rising more than $1 on concerns about supply disruptions in Nigeria and diplomatic tensions between the West and Iran over Tehran&#39;s nuclear ambitions.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Oil Prices Climb on Speculative Buying Oil Prices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/am/Aoil-prices.RtVn_GJ2.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/am/Aoil-prices.RtVn_GJ2.html</guid><timestamp>1136325623</timestamp><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2006 22:00:23 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/am/Aoil-prices.RtVn_GJ2.html">&#60;/a>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Oil futures jumped by more than $2 a barrel Tuesday to settle at their highest level since mid-October. Traders said speculative buying was the main force behind the rally.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/am/Aoil-prices.RtVn_GJ2.html">Oil Prices Climb on Speculative Buying Oil Prices&#60;/a>&#60;br />WASHINGTON (AP) -- Oil futures jumped by more than $2 a barrel Tuesday to settle at their highest level since mid-October. Traders said speculative buying was the main force behind the rally.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Oil Prices End 2005 40 Percent Higher Oil Prices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/bn/Aoil-prices.RB57_FDR.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/bn/Aoil-prices.RB57_FDR.html</guid><timestamp>1135972814</timestamp><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2005 20:00:14 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/bn/Aoil-prices.RB57_FDR.html">&#60;/a>NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil futures settled above $61 a barrel Friday and finished 40 percent higher than they started in 2005, capping a tough year for energy consumers but a great one for the petroleum industry as prices soared amid strong demand and tight supplies.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/bn/Aoil-prices.RB57_FDR.html">Oil Prices End 2005 40 Percent Higher Oil Prices&#60;/a>&#60;br />NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil futures settled above $61 a barrel Friday and finished 40 percent higher than they started in 2005, capping a tough year for energy consumers but a great one for the petroleum industry as prices soared amid strong demand and tight supplies.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Oil, Natural Gas Prices Up on Cold Weather Oil Prices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/au/Aoil-prices.RLGD_FD7.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/au/Aoil-prices.RLGD_FD7.html</guid><timestamp>1134083410</timestamp><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2005 23:10:10 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/au/Aoil-prices.RLGD_FD7.html">&#60;/a>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Natural gas prices jumped 9 percent to a new high Thursday and oil prices climbed as cold weather across the U.S. raised jitters about increased demand for home-heating fuels this winter.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/au/Aoil-prices.RLGD_FD7.html">Oil, Natural Gas Prices Up on Cold Weather Oil Prices&#60;/a>&#60;br />WASHINGTON (AP) -- Natural gas prices jumped 9 percent to a new high Thursday and oil prices climbed as cold weather across the U.S. raised jitters about increased demand for home-heating fuels this winter.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Oil Sinks As Warm Weather Hits Northeast Oil Prices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/dr/Aoil-prices.RZkn_FNS.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/dr/Aoil-prices.RZkn_FNS.html</guid><timestamp>1133205897</timestamp><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2005 19:24:57 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/dr/Aoil-prices.RZkn_FNS.html">&#60;/a>NEW YORK (AP) -- Predictions for mild weather across the Northeast sent crude futures sliding below $57 a barrel Monday as the warmer-than-usual climate quelled worries about greater fuel demand this winter.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/dr/Aoil-prices.RZkn_FNS.html">Oil Sinks As Warm Weather Hits Northeast Oil Prices&#60;/a>&#60;br />NEW YORK (AP) -- Predictions for mild weather across the Northeast sent crude futures sliding below $57 a barrel Monday as the warmer-than-usual climate quelled worries about greater fuel demand this winter.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Oil Prices Hit New Intraday High Near $60 Oil Prices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/ct/Aoil-prices.REV__FuK.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/ct/Aoil-prices.REV__FuK.html</guid><timestamp>1119298844</timestamp><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2005 20:20:44 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/ct/Aoil-prices.REV__FuK.html">&#60;/a>NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil prices marched to new heights, hitting a new intraday high near $60 a barrel even as the president of OPEC said Monday the group will consider raising its output ceiling by half a million barrels as early as this week.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/ct/Aoil-prices.REV__FuK.html">Oil Prices Hit New Intraday High Near $60 Oil Prices&#60;/a>&#60;br />NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil prices marched to new heights, hitting a new intraday high near $60 a barrel even as the president of OPEC said Monday the group will consider raising its output ceiling by half a million barrels as early as this week.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
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<item><title>U.N. warns of commodities price slump</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/ac/Uun-commodities.RPDd_FAC.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/ac/Uun-commodities.RPDd_FAC.html</guid><timestamp>1113325269</timestamp><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2005 17:01:09 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/ac/Uun-commodities.RPDd_FAC.html">&#60;/a>ROME, April 12 (UPI) -- World commodity prices for goods such as coffee, sugar, meat and cotton are at a historic low, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization reports.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/ac/Uun-commodities.RPDd_FAC.html">U.N. warns of commodities price slump&#60;/a>&#60;br />ROME, April 12 (UPI) -- World commodity prices for goods such as coffee, sugar, meat and cotton are at a historic low, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization reports.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(UPI)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Oil Prices Fall As Crude Inventories Build Oil Prices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/bd/Aoil-prices.RNdY_FMT.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/bd/Aoil-prices.RNdY_FMT.html</guid><timestamp>1112216702</timestamp><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2005 21:05:02 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/bd/Aoil-prices.RNdY_FMT.html">&#60;/a>Oil prices briefly dipped below $53 a barrel Wednesday as the U.S. government reported a large increase in crude inventories and traders considered OPEC&#39;s conviction that the world&#39;s petroleum supply is adequate to meet demand.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/bd/Aoil-prices.RNdY_FMT.html">Oil Prices Fall As Crude Inventories Build Oil Prices&#60;/a>&#60;br />Oil prices briefly dipped below $53 a barrel Wednesday as the U.S. government reported a large increase in crude inventories and traders considered OPEC&#39;s conviction that the world&#39;s petroleum supply is adequate to meet demand.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Crude Futures Decline on Profit-Taking Oil Prices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/by/Aoil-prices.R6C7_FMR.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/by/Aoil-prices.R6C7_FMR.html</guid><timestamp>1112038225</timestamp><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2005 19:30:25 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/by/Aoil-prices.R6C7_FMR.html">&#60;/a>Crude futures briefly fell more than $1 a barrel Monday as traders took profits in a continuation of last week&#39;s downward trend.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.market.commodities.misc/2/wed/by/Aoil-prices.R6C7_FMR.html">Crude Futures Decline on Profit-Taking Oil Prices&#60;/a>&#60;br />Crude futures briefly fell more than $1 a barrel Monday as traders took profits in a continuation of last week&#39;s downward trend.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
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