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  • July 2008

    • High Prices Pound Gas Stations

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 7, 08 6:22 PM CDT

      High Prices Pound Gas Stations

      (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 2,200 more. Closings will also hurt consumers, creating less convenience, less competition, and possibly higher prices. More »

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

  • April 2008

    • Washington Vows Better Airline Safety

      Associated Press  |  Apr 18, 08 9:06 PM CDT

      Washington Vows Better Airline Safety

      (Newser) - Today Washington vowed to beef up airplane inspections and demanded to know why American Airlines stranded 250,000 travelers last week, the AP reports. "No one at all was well served by what happened," US Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said. But she defended federal regulators, saying they did not overreact after learning of lax inspections on Southwest Airlines planes last month. More »

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      American Airlines  • FAA  • airline safety  • flight cancellation  • inspection  • regulations  • Mary Peters

  • March 2008

    • Treasury Wants Mega-Fed to Monitor Markets

      New York Times  |  Mar 28, 08 10:14 PM CDT

      Treasury Wants Mega-Fed to Monitor Markets

      (Newser) - The Treasury wants a newly empowered Federal Reserve to monitor market stability and swoop in on institutions that threaten it, the New York Times reports. If approved by lawmakers, the Treasury plan would merge a jumble of regulatory agencies and combine the SEC with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. But the plan also reduces or maintains current regulation in many cases—elements sure to provoke battles with Democratic lawmakers. More »

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      Federal Reserve  • Wall Street  • Henry Paulson  • SEC  • financial markets  • regulations

    • Obama Plan: $30B Stimulus, More Regulation

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 27, 08 2:29 PM CDT

      Obama Plan: $30B Stimulus, More Regulation

      (Newser) - Barack Obama called today for stricter financial regulations and laid out a $30 billion stimulus plan, the Wall Street Journal reports, including measures aimed at the foreclosure crisis. The Democratic candidate said President Bush had “a generally scornful attitude toward oversight and enforcement,” and proposed expanding Fed powers and upping banks’ capital requirements. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Hillary Clinton  • Federal Reserve  • mortgage crisis  • regulations  • stimulus plan

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