Those in the investment and energy worlds sometimes become absorbed anticipating impending industry developments. Sometimes, the attention expands beyond an industry, such as with the Y2K fear about our economies functioning after midnight on Dec. 31, 1999. That fear was unfounded, and the significance of the OPEC agreement reached on Wednesday remains unclear as details of the planned cuts remain sketchy.
If one followed the never-ending flow of OPEC discussion news bulletins prior to Wednesday
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