02.03.2011 - Oil prices soared to more than $114 highest for two-and-half-years
From Guardian: The oil price breached $114 a barrel for the first time in more than two-and-a-half years as unrest in the Middle East spread from Libya to Iran. Oil jumped by as much as 2.3% to a fresh high of $114.36 as police in Tehran used tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters and the US government warned that Libya could descend into civil war if Muammar Gaddafi remained defiant and refuses to quit...........................................Full Article: Source
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