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Small Dips in Gas Prices Send Drivers Back to SUVs

Consumers viewing fuel efficiency as 'one factor' again

Aug 12, 08 2:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oil prices have been falling since mid-June, and though it’s debatable whether speculators or market fundamentals drove the boom (and now possible bust), it is clear that $4 a gallon gas crimped demand. But for how long? With prices now again below that psychological threshold but still $1.19... More »

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gas • fuel efficiency • SUV • gas prices • electric cars • oil price • hybrid car • oil prices

opinion

 LA Prof Discovers
 New World on Foot

Gas prices forced her to walk around the neighborhood

Jul 26, 08 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forced by high gas prices to start walking again, one Los Angeles professor discovered something new: her neighborhood. No longer wanting to drive to a park to walk her dog, Diana Wagman took it through the neighborhood, where she found reburbished homes, furniture on the curb, and—who knew—her... More »

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exercise • gas prices • oil price • neighbors • walking

Airfare to Get More Expensive This Holiday Season

Limited flight schedule will lead to price increases

Jul 18, 08 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Get ready—this holiday season is going to boast some of the most expensive airfares ever, USA Today reports. Because of high fuel costs, most airlines have cut back flight schedules; figure about 9% fewer flights in November compared to a year ago. Having constricted supply, expect the airlines to... More »

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airline industry • airline • airfare • oil price • holiday travel • fuel costs

MARKETS

 Stocks Continue Strong Rally 

Dow up 207 points; third consecutive day of falling oil prices helps

Jul 17, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The markets continued yesterday’s rally as oil kept falling—hitting a low of $131 a barrel for the first time in 6 weeks—and traders bought up financial shares with renewed confidence, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow gained 207.38 points to close at 11,446.66;... More »

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Dow Jones • Nasdaq • Freddie Mac • Fannie Mae • oil price • S&P 500 • oil prices

MARKETS

 Markets Surge on Oil, Financials

Another drop in crude, good news from Wells Fargo brings out the bulls

Jul 16, 08 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The markets rallied big today, as the price of oil fell for a second day and financials regained some of the ground lost in recent chaotic sessions, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow gained 276.74 to go back over the 11,000 mark, at 11,239.28. The... More »

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Dow Jones • Wells Fargo • Nasdaq • Freddie Mac • Fannie Mae • oil price • S&P 500 • financial stocks • oil prices

ANALYSIS

 US Smacked by
 the Invisible Hand 

Americans are moving away from faith in free market

Jul 16, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Are we losing confidence in market mechanisms? Years of unfettered free markets contributed to the current gloomy economic situation, and even the market-championing White House has lurched into government regulation of the financial world, the Los Angeles Times reports. With housing prices falling and oil prices rising, “the message... More »

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housing market • regulation • oil price • free markets • economy • bank regulation • speculators • oil prices

MARKETS

 Dow Sinks Below 11K  

Fannie, Freddie continue to sink; regional banks hit hard

Jul 15, 08 3:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - The markets ended mixed today after a seesaw session. An $8 decline in crude encouraged investors, but concerns about the fate of the mortgage GSEs and regional banks persisted, MarketWatch reports. The Dow ended down 93.39 at 10,961.80, the first time in over 2 years the average... More »

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Dow Jones • General Motors • Nasdaq • Freddie Mac • Fannie Mae • oil price • S&P 500 • oil prices • financial crisis

MARKETS

 Mortgage Worries Stalk Stocks 

Anxiety over Freddie, Fannie, plus higher crude, gives markets a bad day

Jul 11, 08 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - The markets saw losses today, battered by continued worries over the solvency of mortgage guarantors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and a fresh spike in crude prices, MarketWatch reports. The Dow fell 128.48, to 11,100.54. The Nasdaq shed 18.77, closing at 2,239.08, while the... More »

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Dow Jones • Henry Paulson • Nasdaq • Freddie Mac • Fannie Mae • oil price • S&P 500

MARKETS

 Tech Triggers Big Drop 

Trouble at Cisco, Intel spurs sell-off; bumpy ride for financials, too

Jul 9, 08 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks fell today as investors saw weakness across the economy, particularly in tech bellwethers Cisco and Intel, MarketWatch reports. Oil also rebounded from a two-day fall, trading up 65 cents to $136.69 a barrel. The Dow fell 236.77, closing at 11,147.44. The Nasdaq shed 59.55... More »

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Citigroup • Bank of America • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • Cisco • oil price • S&P 500

Furious Voters to Congress: Lower Gas Prices Now!

Constituents turn up heat on lawmakers

Jul 9, 08 2:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lawmakers who returned to their districts for the 4th of July break have been pushed back to Congress with a resounding order to take action to lower gas prices. Angry and anxious taxpayers have made it clear that soaring energy prices are their chief concern, giving their representatives fresh impetus... More »

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Congress • gas prices • oil price • bipartisanship • offshore oil • energy policy

Oil Tycoon
Kicks Off Energy Campaign

Pickens wants to wean us from foreign supply with wind, natural gas

Jul 8, 08 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens is fed up with America’s dependence on oil and today launched a huge ad campaign to persuade the nation to kick its crude addiction, the Dallas Morning News reports. His "Pickens Plan" proposes that Americans swap gasoline for natural gas, then replace natural... More »

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oil • alternative energy • gas • solar power • oil price • energy dependence • natural gas • T. Boone Pickens • wind power • energy independence

MARKETS

 Stocks Surge on Oil, Fed News 

Bernanke's comments encourage the battered financial sector

Jul 8, 08 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The markets made strong gains today as crude futures fell more than $5 and the Fed took steps to shore up the housing market, MarketWatch reports. The Dow gained 152.25 points, its biggest jump in a month, to close at 11,384.21. The Nasdaq rose 51.10 points... More »

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 High Prices Pound Gas Stations 

Squeezed margins drive many out of business

Jul 7, 08 6:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Angry at gas stations for profiting on your financial misery? Think again, the Wall Street Journal reports: They're fast going out of business as oil prices rise. This year's 40% price hike has sent costs soaring, shuttering 3,000 US stations and causing Exxon Mobile to announce the sale of... More »

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business • profits • oil price • regulations • gas stations • oil industry

MARKETS

 Oil Drops, but Rally Fades 

S&P 500 off 20% from October high

Jul 7, 08 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The markets saw modest losses today after a rally spurred by a drop in crude prices sputtered over capital concerns at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, MarketWatch reports. The Dow fell 56.58 to 11,231.96, the Nasdaq dropped 2.06 to 2,243.32, and the S&P... More »

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Yahoo • Microsoft • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • Freddie Mac • Fannie Mae • oil price • S&P 500 • financial stocks

Where's Oil Money Going? Maybe to Your Pension

Petroleum proceeds boost retirement funds

Jul 7, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wall Street brokers and energy speculators aren’t the only ones lining their pockets thanks to skyrocketing oil prices, the Washington Post reports. Many pension funds have pushed heavily into commodities, bringing big returns in a time of economic strife. “Our commodity investment has really helped,” said the... More »

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 $6 Gas Possible by Year's End 

With oil near $150 a barrel, experts say $200 is a very real number for 2008

Jul 7, 08 7:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - As oil flirts with $150 a barrel, nearly double its price from last year, the specter of $6 a gallon gas at US pumps has become more real. A plethora of factors—from the threat of conflict with Iran to tight supplies and a weak dollar—continue to exert upward... More »

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Opinion

Speculators Didn't Do It

Traders take blame
for high oil prices,
but global demand
is the real culprit

Jul 5, 08 7:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Politicians are blaming high oil prices on an old scapegoat: speculators, writes Dean Barnett in the Weekly Standard. But if speculators were hoarding oil, it would be stockpiled, and inventories would soar. Instead, inventories remain constant. This is obvious "to anyone who took an introductory economics class," Barnett... More »

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Dear God: Please Lower Gas Prices!

Prayer group pleads for divine intervention with ascendant pump costs

Jul 4, 08 6:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many analysts say there isn't a prayer of gas prices coming down any time soon, but there's a group out there bent on proving them wrong, reports CNS News. The Prayer at the Pump Movement, led by Seventh-Day Adventist Rocky Twyman, has been holding vigils at gas stations across the... More »

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Energy-Efficient Japan to Host G8 Summit

Tokyo will showcase conservation ethic, technology

Jul 4, 08 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Next week the leaders of the developed world will meet at a resort in northern Japan for this year's G8 summit. With oil prices topping the agenda, Japan—by most measures, the most energy-frugal developed nation on earth—is hoping to use the international platform to promote its energy conservation... More »

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energy • Japan • G8 summit • Group of Eight • oil price

MARKETS

 Markets Mixed in Light Trading 

Perked-up GM helps send Dow into holiday weekend on gain

Jul 3, 08 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The markets ended mixed today amid flat economic news, MarketWatch reports. With volume light ahead of the holiday, General Motors enjoyed a rebound after a sharp fall yesterday helped push the market into bear territory. The Dow gained 73.03 to close at 11,288.54. The S&P 500... More »

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Dow Jones • General Motors • unemployment • Nasdaq • oil price • ECB • S&P 500

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