With the national unemployment rate soaring past 8 percent, the closure of a Bay area's North Dakota office because it can't find enough employees seems awry. ...more

March 17, 2009

War is what it took to stop the slide in gas prices. The ongoing Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza caused crude oil to increase by $9 per barrel for fear it could disrupt the flow of oil from the Middle East, according to AAA Auto Club South. ...more

January 5, 2009

As the price of crude oil moves closer to $60 per barrel, retail costs at the pump drop further toward the $2 mark. ...more

November 10, 2008

Wash your hands, folks, especially you ladies. A new study found that women have a greater variety of bacteria on their hands than men do. ...more

November 4, 2008

Mandate Generators We here in Tampa Bay have watched a parade of hurricanes swirl around us and breathed a collective sigh of relief when they did not directly hit the area. Is Florida really as ready as we can be for the next "big one?" I've watched the news and see cities without power for days, and lines for relief and supplies. Since the weather is so unpredictable and we don't or can't all evacuate, I think our Legislature should pass new laws that mandate that all gas stations and grocery stores in the state have generators to keep them running when power is out. That way, those who endure the aftermath will have access to food and gas to keep things running until things are repaired and moving back to normal. ...more

September 19, 2008

Price Gouging Big surprise: Gasoline prices at the pump go up! No surprise: Gasoline prices at the pump go up! ...more

September 17, 2008

Think Of The Economy Regarding "Call to 'Drill, Baby, Drill' Misleads Nation, Threatens Florida" (Our Opinion, Sept. 7): ...more

September 14, 2008

Even though Hurricane Ike entered the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday on a path toward the Texas coast and its vast refinery complex, gasoline prices in Florida and elsewhere continued to drop. ...more

September 10, 2008

Even though Hurricane Ike entered the Gulf of Mexico today on a path toward the Texas coast and potentially its vast refinery complex, gasoline prices in Florida and elsewhere continued to drop. ...more

September 9, 2008

Oil production has begun falling at all of the major Western oil companies, and they are finding it harder than ever to find new prospects even though they are awash in profits and eager to expand. ...more

August 31, 2008