2007-05-24
Petro Retailers Profits Vanish as Prices Soar
Petro station owners are losing their profit margins to soaring petro prices. Some here have ceased selling petro, due to making only only about 5 cents per gallon, or even less, with some losing on the transaction.
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It's well known that gas stations make most of their profits from the sale of items in the convenience store portions of their businesses. It's also known that much of the price of gas at the pumps goes to taxes.
Neither of these facts explains the record profits being made by the oil companies who benefit from the speculative nature of petroleum commodities markets at the expense of the rest of us.
Without speculation, prices would be much higher, I believe; speculation draws investment, which enables petro companies to produce more of their product.
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