gasoline prices

Consumer Prices Surge 1.1% in June; Most Since ’82

NYT > Business  Wed, 07/16/2008 - 07:44

The figure reported by the Labor Department was well above what economists had expected, as a surge in gasoline prices strained an already struggling economy.


 

Chevron projects strong 2Q despite refining loss

Newsvine - business  Fri, 07/11/2008 - 01:36

Chevron Corp. on Thursday projected a second-quarter loss from refining and selling fuel despite record-high gasoline prices that have been draining household and business budgets.


 

At $100 for Tank of Gas, Some Choke on 'Fill It'

Newsvine - business  Sat, 07/05/2008 - 19:10

The NYT reports: With gasoline prices high and rising, a new financial milestone has arrived: the $100 tank of gas.


 

Service Lets Drivers Lock In Gasoline Prices

Digg - Business & Finance  Tue, 07/01/2008 - 16:46

A recently introduced service called MyGallons.com allows drivers to fill up their tanks sometime in the future but at current prices, using a debit-like card which banks gallons rather than dollars.


 

Toyota sales tumble 21.4 pct; Ford down 27.9 pct.

Newsvine - business  Tue, 07/01/2008 - 08:23

High gasoline prices and a weak economy took a toll on U.S. sales of Toyota Motor Co. and Ford Motor Co. vehicles in June, with Toyota reporting a 21.4 percent decline and Ford dropping 27.9 percent.


 

Plunging pickup sales prompt Big 3 to change

Newsvine - business  Sun, 06/29/2008 - 12:26

High gasoline prices and the economic downturn are changing the market for pickups and SUVs far faster than anyone anticipated.


 

Venezuela will not raise gas prices

Newsvine - business  Fri, 06/27/2008 - 21:07

President Hugo Chavez says Venezuela has no plans to raise state-subsidized gasoline prices anytime soon.


 

Chavez says Venezuela will not raise gas prices

Newsvine - business  Fri, 06/27/2008 - 21:07

President Hugo Chavez says Venezuela has no plans to raise state-subsidized gasoline prices anytime soon.


 

High gasoline prices changing lawn-mowing habits

Newsvine - business  Fri, 06/20/2008 - 05:46

When Eric King moved from his apartment in Pittsburgh to a single-family home with a lawn, he bought a manual lawn mower instead of the usual gas-powered kind.

He figures he's putting money in his pocket and saving trips to the filling station.


 

Bush Calls for End to Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling

NYT > Business  Wed, 06/18/2008 - 12:55

President Bush told Congress that dropping the ban would lower gasoline prices and “strengthen our national security.”