Well, that didn't last long. Crude oil, which briefly dipped below $100 last week, gained more than $10 a barrel in trading Monday, bringing crude futures prices back over $115 a barrel.

Oil-market analyst at work (AP) Apparently the $700 billion financial bailout package has done two things to juice the oil markets. Like dad stepping in to rescue the lemonade stand, it's given the market assurance that the worst is probably past�meaning economic growth, and thus demand for oil, will continue one way or another.

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