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Gas prices
In Tulsa, gas prices always below the norm
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
by
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
by
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
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
Nov 5, 2012
Loudoun County, Virginia fence-sitters explain what got them to commit.
Gas prices may continue to decline, despite Sandy
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.
What California can do about record gas prices
by
Eve Troeh
Oct 8, 2012
Not much short of encouraging an oil company to build new refineries. Tough state regulation of auto pollution cuts off California from sources of gas outside the state.
For public good, not for profit.
California, all of a sudden, hits $5 gas
by
Adriene Hill
Oct 5, 2012
California discovers how close it lives to a tipping point when refinery problems combine to create a sudden gas shortage and a spike in prices.
Oil sanctions cause pain in Iran, but also at gas pumps
by
Scott Tong
Sep 24, 2012
As world leaders gather to discuss the oil santions against Iran, that country is selling only half the volume of a year ago. But its reduced production is raising oil prices around the world.
Wholesale prices rise in August
Sep 13, 2012
The Federal Reserve wraps up its two day policy meeting today. It's expected to announce whether it will pump more stimulus money into the U.S. economy. Meanwhile, we just got inflation numbers for August. Wholesale prices increased 1.7 percent last month -- the biggest jump in three years.