May 30, 2007 10:58 AM PDT

Web site error sparks jump in world oil prices

As refinery problems propel gas prices to record highs, all it takes is news of refinery fire--however erroneous--to ignite energy traders.

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Do we need any more reason to control this?
Normally I am against gov't regulation, but this is BS.
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Energy Traders: Manipulating Info For Profit
Energy Traders. You remember them. At Enron, they manipulated power plant shutdowns in California to create a crisis so they could make more money. We should send them all to Iraq without flak jackets.
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