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  • Oil Jumps Over $50 as Bush Nears Victory

    11/03/2004 6:57:46 AM PST · by the invisib1e hand · 10 replies · 144+ views
    yahoo/reuters ^ | 110304 | reuters
    LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices leaped back above $50 on Wednesday as President Bush (news - web sites) edged toward U.S. election victory, a result which traders said would bolster fuel demand and underpin anxiety over security of Middle East supply. U.S. light crude by 1230 GMT rose 63 cents to $50.25, reversing part of a 12 percent pull-back over the past week. Brent crude was up 57 cents at $47.12 a barrel. White House Chief of Staff Andy Card said Bush was convinced he has won re-election but will hold off a formal victory declaration to give Democrat John...