Apr 30, 2012 ... Since the beginning of this year, we've checked more than a dozen ... And for gas  to hit $2 again, the price of crude oil would have to plummet by half. ... oil market  controlled by speculators has more than doubled over the past 10 years ... "At the  same time, gas has gone from $1.56 a gallon to an average of ...
At the same time gas prices have increased, "the share of the oil market  controlled by speculators has more than doubled over the past 10 years." —  Politifact ...
Apr 15, 2012 ... as prices are posted at a gas station in Breezewood, Pa., Monday,. Alternative  and ... One statistic is really telling: The share of the oil market controlled by  speculators has more than doubled over the past 10 years. At the same time, gas  has gone from $1.56 a gallon to an average of $3.90 or more a gallon.
May 20, 2008 ... Prices have surged over the past four years - and there's a bunch of ... has  stagnated," said Stephen Schork, publisher of the industry ... Gasoline prices  topped $2 a gallon for the first time ever in May of 2004, ... 2008: Speculators  swarm ... of oil contracts exchanged on the NYMEX has more than doubled, ...
Jan 2, 2019 ... Food prices rise 2% - 3% each year on average. ... Why Food Prices Are Rising,  Recent Trends, and 2019 Forecast ... Over the past two decades, food prices  have risen 2.6 percent a year on ... High oil prices raise shipping costs. ...  According to the World Bank, wheat prices more than doubled in 2011.
At the same time gas prices have increased, "the share of the oil market controlled by speculators has more than doubled over the past 10 years."