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Tell Us: Who's to Blame for America's Oil Crisis?
Topics:Environment | Alternative Energy | Energy | Commodities | Natural Disasters | Russia
Sectors:Industrial Goods and Services | Utilities | Oil and Gas
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Suddenly, investors are waking up to the reality that high-priced oil is here to stay.
Since the Bear Stearns bailout in March, oil and stock prices have largely risen in tandem, while the economy has shown signs of shaking off the credit crunch and housing slump.
But in recent days, the game has abruptly changed. Skyrocketing oil prices have sent stocks reeling, and the economy has begun to show troubling signs from the stress of burgeoning inflation.
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