And the business of oil first up. There's been an overnight surge in the cost of crude. Although the price has come back a little since, the sudden four-percent swell was significant. There are various reasons. Data suggests demand from the world's top two economies, the United States and China, COULD stay strong. Until recently, everyone had been expecting the worst.. a double-dip recession on a global scale. So that's the DEMAND side of things. As far as SUPPLY goes.. there are also the tensions in the Middle East at play.