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Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) has announced two oil discoveries in the US Gulf of Mexico, totaling more than 700 million barrels of oil equivalent. The finds are the company’s first since the end...
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The May ADP numbers are awful, showing that the US economy added only 38,000 private sector employees. Public sector jobs are likely to fall as well as austerity measures at the federal, state, and...
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The origins of Memorial Day date to the aftermath of the Civil War when people would decorate the graves of fallen soldiers to honor their service. Though the holiday still retains its reverential...
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Americans have several options to fight high gas prices. They can stay at home, use public transportation, join car pools, shop online, or buy new fuel-efficient vehicles. Auto manufacturers have...
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The price of regular gasoline never reached its all-time national record of $4.11 as some had feared. Several research firms show the price of a gallon of regular has dropped 5% or 6% over the last...
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Gasoline prices have begun to retreat in the US. The latest AAA Fuel Gauge numbers put the average price of regular at $3.886, which means that the cost of a gallon has begun to fall for the first...
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It seemed for a while that some experts believed that gasoline prices would not affect consumer behavior much. Statistics showed that people would still take summer trips. Car pools and public...
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AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report: $3.966. Gasoline prices dipped a minuscule amount from $3.975 yesterday. The sudden drop in oil price may bring future belief, but several brokers say the correction is...
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Regular gas prices are only three pennies short of $4, according to the closely followed AAA gauge of national daily averages. But, $4 may not be the threshold that eventually turns the halting...
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AAA reports that the average price of a gallon of gasoline yesterday was $3.943. A year ago, that figure was $2.885. The price of regular in many large states like California and New York is more...
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A potential double dip recession was a large concern a year and a half ago. There was a belief that the deep economic downturn of 2008 and 2009 could not generate enough momentum for an even modest...
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With pump prices for gasoline approaching $4/gal everywhere and $5/gal in some US cities, it would seem logical that crude oil refiners are a good bet to do well. It’s not that simple, though, and...
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Gas prices are officially up $1 in one year, if anyone cares. The AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Reports shows that a gallon of regular gas cost $2.854 a year ago, and $3.863 yesterday. Maybe the number is...
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Time for our daily look at the world of commodity prices and key developments. The US Energy Information Administration announced today that crude oil stocks in the US grew by 2 million barrels last...
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Economists and the media continue to say that no one can predict when the price of gas will hurt consumer spending, damage business profits, and slow economic growth. There is no need to worry any...
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