So, is the spike in commodities strictly a function of supply and demand?

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But is the recent gyration in oil prices a function of supply and demand or is it a sudden rush in or out of commodity index funds?

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Colleges will squawk that this exercise is unfair, since a worker's income is as much a function of supply and demand or mere chance as of a sheepskin.

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The why is a simple function of supply and demand.

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Two schools: One is saying that the spike is the result of excessive speculation while the other holds the more traditional position that the increase is a function of supply and demand.

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Long-term natural gas prices are predicted to increase as a function of both supply and demand fundamentals.

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But the spread between the price of the raw material and the price of the finished good is a function of the supply of ethylene-making capacity and the demand for ethylene.

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As with any excise tax, the amount of revenue a weed tax could generate is a function of four big things: The tax rate, supply, demand, and price.

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