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The airline, one of Asia's biggest full - service carriers, has been battered by its bets on fuel prices as intense competition from low - cost carriers has risen.

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LONDON, May 1 (Reuters)- The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and bond yields were creeping higher again on Tuesday, as the recent rise in oil prices fuelled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will flag more interest rate hikes this week.

LONDON, May 1 - The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and bond yields were creeping higher again on Tuesday, as the recent rise in oil prices fuelled bets that the U.S. May Day holidays across Asia and Europe meant trading was thinner than usual, though there was more than enough news flow to keep those...

NEW YORK, May 1 - The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and U.S. bond yields inched higher again on Tuesday as the recent rise in oil prices fueled expectations the Federal Reserve could flag more interest rate hikes at its policy meeting this week.

Similarly, as the price of fossil fuels goes up, the country will lean more and more on sources of clean, renewable energy.

So when the Toronto Port Authority announced its intention to make the airport self - sufficient by increasing traffic, Deluce hatched his plan: an airline that would fly fuel - efficient turboprops on well - travelled business routes, as well as to Northern Ontario destinations whose passenger demand and pricing sweet - spots he knew all too well.

Oil prices were higher in choppy trade on Wednesday, as a bigger - than - expected U.S. crude stock build pressured prices, but large draws of fuel stocks provided some support.

LAUNCESTON, Australia, April 30 (Reuters)- The term «demand destruction» is again entering the lexicon of the current crude oil market as the sharp rise in prices raises concerns about when do consumers start cutting back on their fuel consumption.

Starting in 2017, Alberta will apply a $ 20 - a-tonne price on carbon emissions that will cover about 90 per cent of the economy, including essentials such as gasoline and home heating fuel.

Nordic forward prices fell on Wednesday after rising for the last three sessions in a row as some market players took an opportunity to cash in the gains, while bearish fuel markets weighted on the longer - term contracts.

Fossil fuel prices are squeezing budgets in several states that rely heavily on severance taxes, such as Alaska, North Dakota, Wyoming and Oklahoma — even as OPEC nations consider cutting production to boost prices.

However, the Pan Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change lays out a number of policies that will compel more clean tech innovation in Canada, he said, including a price on pollution with a carbon price, to be in place across Canada by the start of next year, as well as a promised national clean fuels strategy, better energy efficiency standards and limits on greenhouse gases like methane.

Fuel prices have been in a downtrend since June, losing nearly 50 percent of their value, on the back of a price war waged by OPEC (the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) against the U.S. shale producers and as demand from China decreased amid slowing growth.

But that volatility, as Ghosh likes to note, is the upside of the integrated nature of the company, which gives it a continued hedge against the differential in world oil prices through its downstream and midstream assets — on the midstream side, Husky operates a 2,000 - kilometre crude - oil pipeline system, and its downstream operations include upgrading and refining crude oil, and marketing gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, asphalt and ethanol in Canada and the United States.

The price of bitcoin surged through $ 10,000 on Wednesday, adding to its ten-fold jump in value this year and fueling a debate as to whether the virtual currency is gaining mainstream acceptance or is merely a bubble waiting to burst.

Oil prices slipped on Friday as the market refocused on a persistent fuel supply overhang that is not expected to abate.

As fuel is the greatest cost for each industry, the ETFs for shippers ($ SEA) and airliners ($ FAA) will also move based on the direction of oil prices.

Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.

Canada's coming national price on carbon adds further fuel to the debate, as some will be looking for Canadian industries affected by the carbon price to get protections, maybe even in the form of a carbon tax applied at the border on goods coming from places in the U.S. where there is no such policy.

The negative effects of lower oil prices hit the economy right away, and the various positives - more exports because of a stronger U.S. economy and a lower dollar, and more consumption spending as households spend less on fuel - will arrive only gradually, and are of uncertain size.

Gasoline prices up: Americans are expected to spend an average of $ 400 per household more on fuel this year than in 2016, as the rebound in crude prices is reflected in the cost of petrol at the pump.

NEW YORK The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and U.S. bond yields inched higher again on Tuesday as the recent rise in oil prices fuelled expectations the Federal Reserve could flag more interest rate hikes at its policy meeting this week.

Oil prices extended losses on Monday, falling to near $ 78 a barrel, as Europe's debt crisis roiled markets and falling personal incomes in the U.S. suggested slack demand for fuel.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Fluctuating produce prices make it difficult for A.J.'s Produce to predict where its costs will be very far into the future, and the rising costs of fuel make transporting that produce more expensive as time goes on.

Consumer groups want the competition regulator to apply the same pressure on airlines to slash fuel surcharges as it is on petrol retailers for price - gouging rural motorists.

The twin bouts of good news fuelled an immediate surge in the Blackmores share price of about 29 per cent as it added $ 45 on Thursday morning to reach $ 200.

The rising costs of inputs — agro-chemicals, seeds, fuel — as well as the need to service rising levels of farm debt: combined with the downwards pressure on prices many farmers find themselves in a «cost - price» squeeze

He explained that in the price build - up «there was something known as the fuel handling surcharges which is calculated on million metric tonnes.

Guided by the fundamental indicators such as rise in price of Gasoline, Gasoil and Brent crude on the international oil market, the country's fuel stock as well as the fair - stability of the country's local currency against the U.S. Dollar; the Institute for Energy Security (IES) sees fuel prices primed to rise again on the local market by up to 2.5 %.

But Alhassan Tampuli speaking on the increase said apart from the effect of the hurricanes, the international price at which fuel currently sells also has had an impact on the price build - up as well as the cedi - dollar rate.

As we see the price of fossil fuels and conventional energy sources rising it is clear that the future of our energy requirements will be one that is based on a range of sustainable and renewable sources.

It has been suggested in many quarters that VED should be abolished, and fuel duties increased accordingly, insofar as the price of fuel has a greater incentive effect on reducing emissions.

As a result, the IES sees no justification for an increment in fuel prices on the local market within the next window.

Improved weather and lower gas prices fueled a 3 percent increase in traffic on the Thruway last year as the 570 - mile thoroughfare struggles with its finances.

The Junior and the Senior Staff unions of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), have called on the government to move against what they describe as a cartel within the company sabotaging fuel prices.

The U.S. Energy Department said on Thursday it would release 500,000 barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as Tropical Storm Harvey's disruption of the petroleum industry has spiked motor fuel prices.

«What the government did [Thursday] in Parliament, I think, was an insult to the agitators and all of us who consume fuel products and were looking forward to something dramatic happening as far as the pricing is concerned,» he said on current affairs programme, PM Express, on the Joy News channel on Multi TV.

The government's adviser on fuel poverty says the controversial method of extracting shale gas, known as fracking, could reduce energy prices for some of Britain's poorest people.

Contrary to an earlier notice on January 1, 2018 by the National Petroleum Authority, indicating some interventions to keep fuel prices stable at the pumps through the month of January, we can confirm that fuel prices across some pumps have been adjusted by as much as 4 %, today the 4th day of January.

The conclusions are based on a model accounting for fuel prices, GHG allowances and the payback period of technologies such as combined heat and power and carbon capture and storage.

As oil prices continue into the stratosphere, the race is on to find the new fuel source or sources that will fulfill the long - anticipated revolution in energy.

Driven by security and environmental concerns as well as skyrocketing oil prices — United Airlines more than doubled its fuel surcharge per ticket to $ 50 on January 12 — the aviation industry continues to cut back on fuel burn as it searches for cleaner, cheaper alternatives.

But unlike many of the industries capitalizing on the low price of natural gas, ammonia producers don't use it primarily as a fuel source.

As attorney general, Pruitt in 2013 filed a friend of the court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in which he argued the EPA ignored the risks that gasoline with more than 10 percent ethanol can pose to cars» fuel systems as well as the RFS requirement's possible effect on food priceAs attorney general, Pruitt in 2013 filed a friend of the court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in which he argued the EPA ignored the risks that gasoline with more than 10 percent ethanol can pose to cars» fuel systems as well as the RFS requirement's possible effect on food priceas well as the RFS requirement's possible effect on food priceas the RFS requirement's possible effect on food prices.

Recent spikes in the price of uranium — perhaps due to renewed interest in nuclear power as an alternative to fossil fuels as global warming makes its presence felt — have led to a surge in applications for new uranium mining permits on otherwise protected federal lands.

Even as motor fuels fell under cap and trade's mandates, gas prices on a statewide basis edged down.

«The methodology can not be used to infer anything about the direct impacts of specific policies, such as power plant emissions limits or renewable portfolio standards, or the effect that changes in relative prices may have on fuel choice, such as the impact of the change in supply or price of natural gas or renewables may have had on the competitiveness of coal.

Egyptians gather at a petrol station in Cairo as the government drastically raised fuel prices to tackle a bloated subsidy system on July 5.

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