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As U.S. crude oil stockpiles soar, CME Group Inc. has come up with an innovative way for energy producers to reserve space in storage facilities. The ability to trade oil futures contracts has been around since 1983, but on Monday, the first ever oil-storage futures contract goes live. One contract bestows upon its holder the right, but not the obligation, to store 1,000 barrels of crude oil in caverns or above-ground tanks in Louisiana. Three grades of sour crude are eligible to be held at these facilities, which are connected to 50 per cent of the United States’ refining capacity...

I hope this isn't a dimwitted post, but I am having a computer issue. I was just discussing it with my mother who brought up the issue of terrorism and spam. Her IT guy swears it is going on. Curious what other people think. Let me explain my problem. I changed isp's at the beginning of the year. When I left my old isp,they offered me a one time charge of $20 to keep my email address. It would only be able to receive emails, not send. I thought this was handy until I got all my contacts updated to...