Tag Archives: Speculation

Gas Prices and the American Family

Posted on May 3, 2011 by OneMom

I was reading on the Edmunds website yesterday about high gas price myths. One of the myths had to do with gas prices bankrupting families: (If a family were to go bankrupt) steep gas prices would not be the only … Continue reading →

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What’s Behind Gas and Oil Prices

Posted on March 12, 2011 by OneMom

Gas prices this morning stand at $3.70/gallon in our town, so I thought I would do a breakdown of what’s behind the price at the pump here in the State of Michigan. 9% Marketing and Distribution Costs = $.333 11% … Continue reading →

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Friday Flyer

Posted on February 25, 2011 by OneMom

I was curious what Union leaders earn from the forced dues “paid” by members, and I found a very interesting site at the U.S. Department of Labor called UnionReports.Gov.  You can do a search by state (such as Wisconsin) and … Continue reading →

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Speculation

Posted on March 10, 2009 by OneMom

(6:30pm update: see, I brought out the magic snow globes this morning and the stock market rose  nearly 400 points!) Last spring, I grew very frustrated with Wall Street fat cats manipulating the price of oil through speculation. At the … Continue reading →

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What if I start predicting oil prices?

Posted on June 7, 2008 by OneMom

Friday, a speculator looked into his crystal ball and put out the following statement “crude oil will be $150 by July 4th”. Almost immediately, oil prices rose $11/barrel, the stock market fell, and the price of gas at the corner … Continue reading →

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