Gout Foods to Avoid. 1  Organ meats (liver, kidney, sweetbreads). 2  High-fructose-sweetened foods or sodas. 3  Alcohol: No more than 2 ounces of liquor, 8 ounces of wine, or 16 ounces of beer per day in males. No more than half of that in women.
The current downward swing in oil prices has raised a similar specter of low oil prices for a prolonged period. So far, this year oil prices have dropped by more than 57% from last year's prices. However, the decline may be temporary. According to analysts, oil prices will rise back up again in 2017.
On September 22, oil rose over $25 to $130 before settling again to $120.92, marking a record one-day gain of $16.37. Electronic crude oil trading was temporarily halted by NYMEX when the daily price rise limit of $10 was reached, but the limit was reset seconds later and trading resumed.By October 16, prices had fallen again to below $70, and on November 6 oil closed below $60.nited States crude oil prices averaged $30 a barrel in 2003 due to political instability within various oil producing nations. It rose 19% from the average in 2002. The 2003 invasion of Iraq marked a significant event for oil markets because Iraq contains a large amount of global oil reserves.