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CFTC details cotton market probe a week after publicizing 6-month investigation of oil markets

The commission said it was taking the "extraordinary step of disclosing this investigation because of today's unprecedented market conditions." That is the exact language the CFTC used last week when publicizing a six-month-old investigation of ...

From DAN CATERINICCHIA, Canadian Business Online,  3 Jun 2008
Related Topics: George Soros

Billionaire financier George Soros tells lawmakers speculation leading to oil price 'bubble'

While acknowledging he was not an expert on oil markets, Soros said he has spent years studying market "bubbles" that begin with a trend based in reality, but are then followed by some misinterpretation of that data. He sees no imminent crash in oil ...

From DAN CATERINICCHIA, Canadian Business Online,  3 Jun 2008
Related Topics: George Soros,  Maria Cantwell,  Byron Dorgan

Probe targeting U.S. oil market

WASHINGTON - Federal regulators are six months into a wide-ranging investigation of U.S. oil markets, with a focus on possible price manipulation.     The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Thursday it started the probe in December and took the ...

From DAN CATERINICCHIA, Salt Lake Tribune,  31 May 2008
Related Topics: Federal Reserve,  Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

Crane operator certification standard languishing at Labor Department since 2004

WASHINGTON (AP) - An effort by federal regulators to mandate the certification of crane operators has been languishing for almost four years. A proposal to implement such a requirement is likely to be included in safety recommendations the agency ...

From DAN CATERINICCHIA, Canadian Business Online,  30 May 2008

Commodity Futures Trading Commission discloses investigation of crude oil contracts

Federal regulators are six months into a wide-ranging investigation of U.S. oil markets, with a focus on possible price manipulation. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Thursday said it started the probe in December and took the unusual ...

From DAN CATERINICCHIA, eTaiwan News,  29 May 2008
Related Topics: Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.,  Federal Reserve,  U.S. Senate,  Jeff Bingaman,  U.S. Democratic Party

U.S. government discloses investigation of crude-oil market

The commission said details of the investigation remain confidential, but announced a handful of other initiatives designed to increase transparency of U.S. and international energy futures markets. For example, the CFTC said it will immediately ...

From DAN CATERINICCHIA, Canadian Business Online,  29 May 2008
Related Topics: Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.,  Federal Reserve

Federal agency reveals probe of crude-oil market / Commission looking into possible price manipulation

Federal regulators are six months into a wide-ranging investigation of U.S. oil markets, with a focus on possible price manipulation. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Thursday said it started the probe in December and took the unusual step ...

From DAN CATERINICCHIA, San Francisco Chronicle,  29 May 2008
Related Topics: Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

Gas not only accelerating cost for drivers; tuneups, oil changes, rentals become more costly

Amber's frustration is common among consumers facing $4 a gallon for gasoline, $45 a day for car rentals that cost $31 last year, and bigger bills from mechanics, tire shops and parking garages. Cost-fighting tactics are somewhat schizophrenic: ...

From DAN CATERINICCHIA, Canadian Business Online,  25 May 2008
Related Topics: Honda

Gas not the only accelerating cost for drivers; tuneups, oil changes, rentals more expensive

Amber's frustration is common among consumers facing $4 a gallon for gasoline, $45 a day for car rentals that cost $31 last year, and bigger bills from mechanics, tire shops and parking garages. Cost-fighting tactics are somewhat schizophrenic: ...

From DAN CATERINICCHIA, Canadian Business Online,  25 May 2008
Related Topics: Honda

Gasoline isn't only rising cost for drivers

Does filling the gas tank leave your wallet empty and spirit sputtering? Get used to both because almost everything car-related is costing more. From oil changes to parking lot fees, sticker shock will make this summer even stickier. "Everything is ...

From DAN CATERINICCHIA, San Francisco Chronicle,  25 May 2008
Related Topics: Honda

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