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Why gas prices vary from station to station
Kai Ryssdal Feb 20, 2013
Gas prices have risen 45 cents in the past month, but one gas station owner says he isn't making much profit from it.
Freakonomics: Doing a U-turn on the gas tax
Stephen Dubner Feb 20, 2013
The gas tax helps pay for our roads; and we’re not collecting as much money as we need.
Hugo Chavez news: Venezuelan president reappears
Stacey Vanek Smith Feb 18, 2013
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a surprise return to his country Monday after spending over two months in Cuba for cancer treatment.
End of Hugo Chavez era in Venezuela appears near
Scott Tong Jan 11, 2013
Taking power in 1999, Hugo Chavez almost single-handedly transformed Venezuelan society, wielding the country's oil wealth as a weapon. Can a strongman economy continue after his death?
In Tulsa, gas prices always below the norm
Catherine Roberts Nov 23, 2012
Oklahoma not only boasts some of the lowest gas prices in the country, but also one of the highest concentrations of gas stations.
A New York gas station is back in business
Kai Ryssdal Nov 16, 2012
Checking back in with a gas station manager in Pelham, N.Y., after his station gets fuel.
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 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.
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.
