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Hurricane Sandy and choices for the future

…politicians have embraced “anti-gouging laws” that prevent prices from rising to balance supply and demand. Some gas stations stayed closed to avoid angry customers (or offer fuel for sex!); others…

Oil and the Real US Trade Deficit

…at the same rate the trade deficit would widen. P.S. Yesterday’s New York Times had a very good article on the new energy developments called Fuel to Burn,Now What. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/11/business/energy-environment/energy-boom-in-us-upends-expectations.html?_r=1&emc=eta1pments….

Tim Duy on employment/population ratio

…given the likely drop in the jobless rate. That may fuel price pressures in the economy, he said. Then again, maybe not: “It means there is less slack in the…

More on the Middle East

…turmoil in Egypt — and called for the resignation of Prime Minister Samir Rifai who is blamed for a rise in fuel and food prices and slowed political reforms. The…