Oil Prices

Oil Prices

The price of crude oil hit $30 per barrel recently, and Americans are beginning to feel the effects when they buy heating oil and gasoline. A panel talks about why the price of oil is going up, how long it could continue to rise, and how...

The price of crude oil hit $30 per barrel recently, and Americans are beginning to feel the effects when they buy heating oil and gasoline. A panel talks about why the price of oil is going up, how long it could continue to rise, and how it will affect the U.S. economy.

Guests

Adam Sieminski

chief energy economist,
Deutsche Bank

John Howat

National Consumer Law Center

Philip K. Verleger

nonresident senior fellow at the Institute for International Economics

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