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US stocks fall as Europe doubts bubble to surface

Fear of European debt is once again playing havoc with Wall Street.

May 9 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Q&A: What makes gasoline prices rise?

NEW YORK — Watching the numbers on the gas pump tick ever higher can boil the blood and lead the mind to wonder: Why are gasoline prices so high?

Mar 22 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Iran Oil Ministry: Exports cut to Britain, France

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has halted oil shipments to Britain and France, the Oil Ministry said Sunday, in an apparent pre-emptive blow against the European Union after the bloc imposed sanctions on Iran’s crucial fuel exports.

Feb 19 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

European debt deal lifts Dow by almost 340 points

NEW YORK (AP) — An agreement to contain the European debt crisis electrified the stock market Thursday, driving the Dow Jones Industrial average up nearly 340 points and putting the Standard & Poor’s 500 index on track for its best month since 1974.

Oct 27 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

US, others plan biggest release of reserve oil

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States and other nations that depend on oil imports will release and sell 60 million barrels of crude from emergency stocks in an effort to ease the strain of high oil prices on the global economy.

Jun 23 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Carbon dioxide might boost oil production in Ohio

COLUMBUS — State officials are seeking federal money to test whether crude oil can be drawn from old Ohio oil fields by pumping carbon dioxide from power plants and other sources into the ground — a process that has drawn concern from environmentalists.

Jun 13 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »