Gas prices are rising in Florida, following the path of crude oil prices upward during the past month. ...more

October 27, 2009

Local gasoline prices could reach $2 a gallon as refiners begin making summer-grade fuels, AAA says in its weekly report. ...more

March 17, 2009

Local gasoline prices could reach $2 a gallon as refiners begin making summer grade fuels, AAA said in its weekly report. ...more

March 16, 2009

You may do a double-take as you pass your local gas station. Chances are, the price you pay at the pump has jumped markedly in the past couple of weeks, even as crude prices have fallen. ...more

January 17, 2009

OPEC on Wednesday agreed to slash 2.2 million barrels from its daily production - its single largest cut ever - while bloc outsiders Russia and Azerbaijan announced their own cutbacks of hundreds of thousands of barrels from the market. ...more

December 18, 2008

Oil prices on Thursday hit levels not seen in more than three years and retail gasoline prices are now below $2 across nearly half of the country on dour economic reports suggesting a painful economic pullback. ...more

November 21, 2008

Economy Jolts Into Decline; Bad Recession Seen WASHINGTON (AP) - The government reported Thursday that the economy shrank in the summer, sending the strongest signal yet that a recession may have already begun. ...more

November 2, 2008

It's looking like a good year for big oil - again. ConocoPhillips, the first of the major oil companies to report earnings for the third quarter, said profits soared 41 percent as crude prices soared to record highs over the summer. The numbers posted by the third-largest U.S. oil company easily topped Wall Street forecasts. ...more

October 23, 2008

Southwest Airlines, the busiest carrier at Tampa International Airport, reported its first quarterly loss in more than 17 years after taking a $247 million special accounting charge on its fuel hedging program for the period ending Sept. 30. The Dallas-based airline said it achieved an operating profit for the 70th consecutive quarter, but the special charge resulted in a $120 million loss, or 22 cents a share, for the third quarter. ...more

October 16, 2008

Remember the days when unleaded gas cost less than $3 a gallon? Well, it's still possible to return to "the good old days," according to an AAA spokesman. ...more

October 14, 2008