A Purposefully Reduced Flow of Fuel

Just when you thought you might be getting a bit of an economic break in terms of the price you're paying for fuel at the pump -- gird thy loins, it won't remain that price for long:

Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose for the first time in seven days in New York after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ president said there was consensus for a “significant” production cut when the group meets next week.

A “severe” cut may be needed to halt the decline in prices, group president Chakib Khelil told the Associated Press in a Dec. 6 interview. Slowing world economies will trim global demand growth to 0.2 percent next year, the International Energy Agency said Dec. 5.

As a comedian once said: "Drink up, Shriners."

BZ

P.S.

Posting, temporarily, on a computer not my own. And the company I've contacted for an alternate internet source is evidently not particularly interested in acquiring my money as they've not yet re-contacted me.

Am I the only noticing that, in this economy, businesses large and small, commercial and retail, and still pretty much indifferent towards the customer? I find this quite stunning; no one seems much to care.