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The $100 Barrel is Back: Why Your Next Trip to the Pump Just Got Expensive

If you feel like you’re paying more to fill up this week, you aren’t imagining it. The conflict in the Middle East has officially hit the "Oil Phase," and the numbers coming off the ticker are starting to look like a crisis. Here is the breakdown of why gas prices are spiking and what the world is doing to stop the bleeding. 1. The $100 Barrier has Shattered For the first time in over three years, oil prices have officially surged past $100 per barrel . At the peak of the panic this week, Brent crude hit nearly $120 , driven by one simple fear: the total closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Because 20% of the world’s oil passes through that one narrow waterway, the moment Iran threatened it, the markets went into a tailspin. 2. Pain at the Pump: By the Numbers This isn't just a "Wall Street" problem; it's a "Main Street" problem. The U.S. Average: Nationwide gas prices have jumped roughly 27 cents in a single week , hitting an average of $3.58 per gal...
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Steve Jobs Interview collection free on iTunes



There is now a place on Apple iTunes for you to view all of those iconic interviews of Steve Jobs. These interviews took place on the stage of All Things D and they have now made it available as a podcast on iTunes. All videos are available as online streaming video and you get to see some of those classics. There are a lot of interview videos to be found online and on YouTube, especially the most inspiring and oft-quoted Stanford Commencement Address and videos of Apple product releases. If however you want to see some of those interviews with him sitting on stage and answering unrehearsed questions this is the place to go. In fact many times he sat on the All Things D stage and spoke very openly on a number of things and  these are noteworthy interviews to be viewed by anyone interested to explore more the mind of the great Steve Jobs. All Things D are famous for a number of interviews especially the first time they brought both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates together for an interview. As a memorial to the man and in the spirit of freedom All Things D have released these 6 interviews. A most for anyone who is a fan, maybe a budding entrepreneur, a TECH buff. Read more at All Things D.  
Steve Jobs interviews on iTunes available for free






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