Canaii@lemmy.zip to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25日前What happens if oil hits $200 a barrel? Alberta or Texas will be fine. But economies that don't produce oil are screwed. Especially those that depend on cars. www.theatlantic.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down110
arrow-up1216arrow-down1external-linkWhat happens if oil hits $200 a barrel? Alberta or Texas will be fine. But economies that don't produce oil are screwed. Especially those that depend on cars. www.theatlantic.comCanaii@lemmy.zip to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25日前message-square66fedilink
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down2·5日前Oil peaked at $147.27 in July 2008; adjusted for inflation that’s $223.53 today. Lehman Brothers went bankrupt 2 months after oil reached that record high.
minus-squarebirdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5日前Right, but was it a correlation or causation?
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5日前I’m sure it was just a coincidence. 🙂
Oil peaked at $147.27 in July 2008; adjusted for inflation that’s $223.53 today.
Lehman Brothers went bankrupt 2 months after oil reached that record high.
Right, but was it a correlation or causation?
Let’s find out!
Need a larger sample size
I’m sure it was just a coincidence. 🙂