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 »
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Obama, GOP vie for upper hand on energy
MALJAMAR, N.M. — Wooing a nation of increasingly angry motorists, President Barack Obama and his Republican rivals are all plunging into gas-pump politics, seeking the upper hand as energy becomes a driving issue in the election campaign.
Mar 21 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »
Obama: Time has come to wind down Afghan war
WASHINGTON — Amid fresh concerns over the safety of American forces, President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the accidental burning of Qurans in Afghanistan and the retaliatory killings of U.S. troops gave new credence to the need to end the war.
Mar 7 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »
A mid-year economic review: Is the economy running out of steam?
At the end of 2010 and early in 2011, economists couldn’t say enough about the favorable growth path that the U.S. economy seemed to be entering. A fairly typical forecast published in January 2011 stated, “(e)conomists surveyed by the The Wall Street Journal are increasingly optimistic about the pace of the recovery, predicting the U.S. will grow at better than a 3.2% annual rate in each quarter of this year.”
Jul 6 2011 | Posted in Jim Newton | Read More »
OPEC leaves output on hold, causing oil price jump
VIENNA — OPEC unexpectedly left its production levels unchanged Wednesday, causing oil prices to jump, as senior officials said their meeting ended in disarray — a stunning admission for an organization that places a premium on consensus decision making. OPEC officials said that because of a policy deadlock, the group will maintain present output ceilings with the option of meeting within the next three months to consider a hike.
Jun 8 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »