Thread: crude oil
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Old 08-16-2009, 06:55 AM   #5
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Default Re: crude oil

Gasoline prices are not determined by crude prices. They are linked, but not directly. It's like a baker basing the price of his cookies on the cost of flour. It's only an ingredient in the final product. Prices go up more for other reasons than the cost of crude. Around big travel holidays prices will spike because the gasoline retailers know they can charge whatever they want and people will still buy.
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