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uneasiness about the direction of the country and the world led
about 2.4 million per day. Later in 2006 the Israel- Hezbollah
War created more issues within the Middle East again pushing up
fear that Israel and Iran would be going into conflict with each
other.
Starting all the way back in 2004 oil prices had begun
events that happened over the next few years continued to drive
January of 2008 the price of a barrel of oil had hit over 100
one of the largest oil producers in the world came out publicly
against the United States in March of 2008 and said that the
oil topped out with a price of about 145 dollars per barrel.
soon and attempted to make money off the price fall. Other
appreciate as the demand grew more and more over the months.
oil drilling would be lifted and the prices fell. The united
with the fact the oil is traded internationally affected the oil
crisis and the bubble bursting in the oil sectors the oil
losing nearly 50% of their stock value from July of 2008 until
underneath them.
during the 2007-2008 era, many people were weary about what
were made more public by the media, most markets were hit
this caused more drops through out the different sectors in the
markets.