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Mar 10, 2008

Daily Record Prices for Oil, Gasoline Hammer Consumers and U.S. Economy
Group Calls for Swift Action to Curb, Regulate Energy Speculators, 'Today's Enron Rogues'

Mar 3, 2008

California Gasoline Price to Top All-Time Record As Speculators Drive Crude Oil Price to Near $104
U.S. Price Also Near Record; Group Demands Curbs on Speculation, Action on Oil Subsidies

Feb 21, 2008

Consumer Victory as National 'Hot Fuel' Lawsuit Moves Forward on All Counts
Federal District Judge in Kansas City Refuses to Dismiss Suit Against Petroleum Marketers Alleging Deceptive Sale of Gasoline, Diesel Fue

Feb 5, 2008

BP, 'Bumbling Petroleum,' Is Exception to Profit Boom; Group Warns Against Cutting Safety As It Sheds Jobs
Yearly 2008 Profit Total for Big Five Oil Companies Still Hits $114 Billion, Picking Consumer Pockets Around the World

Feb 1, 2008

Chevron, Exxon Record Profits Reaped At Cost To Sliding Economy, Strapped Consumers; Group Calls for Market Oversight
FTCR Also Releases "Oil Profit Monster"; Free Public Database Of Each Company's Profits Since 2000 Will Be Updated Quarterly

Jan 31, 2008

Shell's Record Profit Is a Thumb In the Eye of Recession-Wracked Nation, Says Group;
Yearly Profits of Industry Will Nearly Equal Treasury Cost of Federal Economic Stimulus Package

Jan 23, 2008

ConocoPhillips Rides Oil Prices To Record Earnings As Consumers Face Soaring Costs at the Gas Pump;
First of Big Oil Giants To Report 2007 Profits Had Best 4th Quarter Ever

Jan 7, 2008

Congress Must Act to Question, Curb Energy Prices as Gasoline Rises Again, Says Group;
Pump Price up a Nickel in a Week, Boosting Refinery Profits Even as Economists See Recession Looming

Jan 2, 2008

Energy Traders Get Their Manufactured $100-Oil Dream, Consumers Brace for $4.00 Gasoline
Group Calls on Congress to Curb Wild Speculation in Energy Markets

Nov 14, 2007

UC Deal With Oil Giant Sells Out University's Values; Insults Regents and Public, Consumer Advocates Say;
New Details Emerge Granting BP More Power Over University Research

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