41.   Because of high world oil prices, Iraq now has more money than at any time since the program began.

42.   -- The American oil industry also took a huge hit because the sliding world price of oil forced many U.S. producers out of business.

43.   A decline in demand from Asian countries has pushed some world commodity prices down to levels not seen in four years.

44.   A glut of oil and other commodities has caused world prices to plunge, sending a fatal monetary torpedo crashing into an already listing Russian hull.

45.   A slump in world oil prices to four-year lows led to speculation the government would sharply devalue the currency.

46.   Buoyed by high world oil prices and a boost from a currency devaluation last year, the Russian economy is looking better than it has in years.

47.   But a decade-long slump in world prices and demand, coupled with increasing competition from non-traditional oil and other energy sources, has hit the Saudi coffers.

48.   But energy stocks weakened as investors watched to see whether Russia would reduce its oil production further to help stabilize world oil prices.

49.   But if world prices rise further, forcing Petrobras to follow, the political pressure for a return to price controls may become unstoppable.

50.   But it could also put pressure on world oil prices, unless demand keeps growing and production declines elsewhere.