LINDA WERTHEIMER, Host: NPR's business news starts with oil prices topping $90 a barrel.</s>LINDA WERTHEIMER, Host: The freezing weather in many parts of the U.S. and Europe is helping to drive up the price of oil. So is a decline in U.S. fuel stockpiles. In the last couple of days, traders have pushed up the price to more than $90 a barrel and that is the highest in more than two years. Oil prices are also rising due to expectations that the global economy will continue to recover.
The freezing weather in many parts of the U.S. and Europe is helping to drive up the price of oil. So is a decline in U.S. fuel stockpiles. In the last couple of days, traders have pushed up the price to more than $90 a barrel.