Oil hits $80 mark, then falls back

Oil hits $80 mark, then falls back
By the Associated Press
November 9th, 2009

Oil prices jumped to $80 a barrel yesterday. This is due to the weakened U.S. dollar and hurricane Ida. The price also increased becuase the euro pushed past the $1.50 level for the equivelance of a dollar for the first time which sent the oil price even higher. Once Ida had been declared a tropical storm instead of a hurricane the price of oil dropped back down from $80 dollars by the afternoon.

Critique
The author includes some information that does not pertain directly to the topic of the oil prices rising like the December delivery of oil. That detracts from the main focus of the article. The author also uses imprecise and vague language which leaves the reader questioning the precise amounts. An examply is when the author says that the, "prices eased back," the language is a bit ambiguous and does not clearly state how much the prices was lowered.