Study finds financial speculation in oil led to higher gasoline prices
Dennis Sadowski (Catholic News Service)
June 30, 2011
―Excessive speculation in crude oil futures on the part of financial traders added 83 cents to the cost of …

by Louise Story
December 11, 2010
“On the third Wednesday of every month, the nine members of an elite Wall Street society gather in Midtown Manhattan.
The men share a common goal: to protect the interests of big …

Michael Hiltzik
June 28, 2011
“Almost anywhere you look, assessments of the state of the economic recovery are muddled — job growth is positive but fading, consumer spending ebbs and flows, corporate profits are surging but corporate …

June 29, 2011
By Jesse Eisinger, Propublica
“The most pronounced development in banking today is that executives have become bolder as their business has gotten worse.
The economy is clearly weaker than expected, and housing prices are …

Drivers could have saved $41 on gas – Wall Street speculation being blamed for prices
Shannon Halligan (22 News – Springfield, MA)
June 29, 2011
―A new report out says gas prices could have been 83 cents lower …

Read a letter from the National Association of Attorneys General criticizing the OCC preemption rules here.