Neutrophils are the most common type of white blood cell, comprising about 50-70% of all white blood cells. They are phagocytic, meaning that they can ingest other cells, though they do not survive the act. Neutrophils are the first immune cells to arrive at a site of infection, through a process known as chemotaxis.
One of the basic theories stipulates that increasing interest rates raise consumers' and manufacturers' costs, which, in turn, reduces the amount of time and money people spend driving. Less people on the road translates to less demand for oil, which can cause oil prices to drop.
In general, when crude oil prices rise, home heating oil prices rise and vice versa. In order to predict the price of home heating oil in 2017, we must first look at the factors affecting the price of crude oil and make our prediction on what the price of crude will be leading up to 2017.