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Your gas bill will rise under new rules (but by how much?)
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Mar 29, 2013
Oil companies say new EPA rules on sulfur levels in gas will increase prices several cents a gallon, but higher refining costs could play out many ways.
Though February prices rise, inflation worries don't
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Mar 14, 2013
The producer price index -- prices received by U.S. companies -- rose 0.7 percent last month, its largest uptick in five months. Diane Swonk, chief economist with Mesirow Financial, explains what's behind the rise and whether the U.S. should be worried about inflation.
As gas prices rise, consumers take their foot off the pedal
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Feb 22, 2013
The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is up to $3.78, according to AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report.
Why gas prices vary from station to station
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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
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Feb 20, 2013
The gas tax helps pay for our roads; and we’re not collecting as much money as we need.
In Tulsa, gas prices always below the norm
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Nov 5, 2012
Loudoun County, Virginia fence-sitters explain what got them to commit.












