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GB_RN

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7. Oil Soars?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Oct 3, 2024, 05:45 PM

Oct 3

Since when is a 4% increase, from $70 and change, to $73, soaring? 10% or more, I could get on board with labeling an increase as such. If it keeps increasing over the near term, I could also get behind the label of “soaring.” But 4%. Not so much.

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