years. explain to me what you mean by demand. from gas station, refineries and consumer demand is down 5 or 6.5% depending on whom you believe. mastercard says it s down 5.3% the it s doing research at the pump. why would that be the case? this is something that a lot of us are wondering about because historically when demand is lower, prices move lower. lately we have seen demand drop right off a cliff. it s normally at its lowest point in january and february, which makes this rise so irregular. noticing to say the least especially when you use your credit card. the dow average hit 13,000 today. that s the first time since may of 2008. right now the dow is up four points. investors have been wrestling of