Economy & Business The Marketplace Report: Record Crude Oil Prices NPR | By Alex Chadwick Published September 27, 2004 at 11:00 PM CDT Facebook Bluesky Twitter Email Listen • 0:00 NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the rise in global crude oil prices. The average price topped $50, a new record. Copyright 2004 NPR