Even as most of the world struggles with soaring fuel and food prices, two major issues facing President Bush and seven other leaders as they meet here this week, many people in Japan see an opportunity to shine during these tough economic times because of the nation's long-running conservation programs. ...more

July 7, 2008

Crude oil reached record high prices again, thwarting any hopes from last week there would be a continued decline. ...more

June 30, 2008

Crude oil reached record high prices again, thwarting any hopes from last week there would be a continued decline. ...more

June 29, 2008

The public should not blame President Bush for high gasolines prices, says John Novak of Hudson. ...more

June 28, 2008

Growing global demand and supply constraints will push oil prices to $200 a barrel and gas prices to $7 a gallon within four years, forcing 10 million U.S. cars off the road, according to Jeff Rubin, chief economist at CIBC World Markets. ...more

June 27, 2008

one of the worst earthquakes in modern history. More than 40,000 people have been found dead so far. Additionally, a number of record setting tornadoes have hammered the midwestern United States. ...more

June 8, 2008

At the time this article is being written, several devastating catastrophes have happened in just a matter of days. ...more

June 7, 2008

The U.S. dollar is strengthening. And with that, the record-setting gas prices in Florida and across the country could stall, according to AAA Auto Club South. ...more

June 3, 2008

Americans are shell-shocked at $4-a-gallon gas. But consider France, where a gallon of petrol runs nearly $10. Or Turkey, where it's more than $11. ...more

May 31, 2008

Consider the game of chicken that plays out every day across Pennsylvania State Highway 441. In Marietta, where the road hugs the Susquehanna River, a Rutter's Farm Store gas station stands on one side, a Sheetz gas station on the other. ...more

May 25, 2008