Word: barreled
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...towards counteracting the recession. Right now there's a worldwide oil glut (even with Iraq and Kuwait exporting nothing), and with prospects for war in the Gulf interrupting supply getting less every day, some experts predict that oil prices may drop to as low as $10 to $12 a barrel. And while predictions vary, changes in the world economy have weakened OPEC and made it more difficult for the cartel to jack up prices...
...prices fell more than $2 a barrel in London today immediately following the Iraqi announcement. But later, oil prices bounced back as investors awaited more news...
...barrels would be spun, and the representative would choose a capsule from each barrel. The "date capsule" would designate a birthday, and the "number capsule" would indicate the order in which men born on that date would be required to report to the military for physical examinations...
Saddam says Iraq has developed a missile capable of hitting targets in Saudi Arabia. Crude oil futures rise to all-time high of $40.40 a barrel. Diplomatic relations are renewed between Iraq and Iran...
...Kuwaiti officials reject compromise under which Iraq would pull troops out of most of Kuwait. Oil prices drop below $30 a barrel. Iraqi forces in Kuwait wire emirate's oil refineries with plastic explosives...