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Desperate for gas, some resort to stealing
Shia Levitt Nov 16, 2012
New York and New Jersey will end gas rationing programs that were put place in some areas post-Sandy. As demand continues to outstrip supply, some people are going to extreme measures to find or steal gas.
U.S. to pass Saudi Arabia as top oil producer
Scott Tong Dec 10, 2012
A boom fueled by hydraulic fracturing of shale should add millions of jobs in the U.S. The question: How long will it last?
U.S. to become world's top oil producer
Jeff Horwich Nov 12, 2012
The International Energy Agency is forecasting that the U.S. will become the biggest oil producer in the world within the next decade.
You're price-gouging? Thank you very much
Scott Tong Nov 9, 2012
Price-gouging during natural disaster is illegal, and New Jersey is prosecuting some gas stations after Hurricane Sandy. But gouging also is a means for distributing more broadly, because it discourages hoarding.
New York imposes gas rationing to ease Sandy shortage
Dan Bobkoff Nov 9, 2012
Gas rationing is back in New York City and parts of Long Island. And -- like in the 1970s oil crisis -- cars that end in an even number fill up on even days, and odd plates on odd days.
Mayor Bloomberg institutes odd-even gas rationing
Kai Ryssdal Nov 8, 2012
Odd numbered license plates get to buy gas on odd numbered dates; evens on evens.
New Yorkers sell gas on the black market
Audrey Quinn Nov 6, 2012
New York's state attorney general investigates price gouging as Craigslist ads sell gas for $20 a gallon.
Education, economy help undecideds make their choice
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Nov 5, 2012
Loudoun County, Virginia fence-sitters explain what got them to commit.
Stocks: A safe bet for investors?
Paddy Hirsch Nov 1, 2012
Despite the impending fiscal cliff, slowing global economy, and a weak domestic jobs market, the stock market is still going strong -- outperforming U.S treasuries, corporate bonds, and commodities.
Gas prices may continue to decline, despite Sandy
David Weinberg Oct 30, 2012
Northeastern refineries shut down because of the hurricane, but Sandy also shut down traffic across the region, saving far more gas than those refineries produce.
