VIENNA (AP) -- Oil prices soared above $71 a barrel Wednesday to reach a 2009 high, as investors poured money into crude markets to protect themselve...
AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 02.02.2009 | Green
WASHINGTON — A 50 percent increase in gasoline and diesel fuel taxes is being urged by a federal commission to finance highway construction and ...
George Spyros | Posted 11.15.2008 | Green
BBC News video segment: The UK government faces court action over claims millions are in fuel poverty despite a pledge to eradicate it. [today is Bl...
Clusterstock, AP | Jonathan Kennedy | Posted 10.04.2008 | Business
An official with Air Canada's regional carrier Jazz says the airline is removing life vests from all its planes to save weight and fuel. Jazz spokesw...
AP | Posted 09.30.2008 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Fuel prices have grounded an unexpected frequent-flyer: Diddy. Sean "Diddy" Combs complained about the "... too high" price of ga...
AP | LIBBY QUAID | Posted 09.18.2008 | Business
WASHINGTON — Hard times and higher fuel prices will follow kids back to school this fall. Children will walk farther to the bus stop, pay more ...
Paul Peete | Posted 07.27.2008 | Home
To cut costs, American Airlines is laying off pilots, flight mechanics and additional employees. Even more ominous, US Airways is forcing its pilots to fly with less fuel than the pilots think is necessary.
New York Times | MATTHEW L. WALD | Posted 04.17.2009 | Business
Record prices for gasoline and jet fuel should be good news for Amtrak, as travelers look for alternatives to cut the cost of driving and flying. And...
Patricia Draznin | Posted 06.19.2008 | Green
As fuel prices rise we'll keep finding new solutions, such as carpools, scooters, bicycles, walking, crawling and begging.
Fox News | Kathryn Tuggle | Posted 06.08.2008 | Business
With oil setting record highs, daily commuters aren't the only ones hurting; soaring gas prices are also hurting the racing industry. From the "week...
CNN | Steve Hargreaves | Posted 04.18.2008 | Business
The school buses in Dubuque County, Iowa, travel 4,900 miles each day ferrying kids to and from class. That's the equivalent of driving across the ent...
Wall Street Journal | Scott McCartney | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
Pack light or pay up. Forcing customers to pay for service previously included with ticket purchases, UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and US Airways Grou...
New York Times | Christopher Maag | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
According to AAA, the motor club, the average nationwide diesel price has set records on 18 of the past 19 days, including Monday, when it hit $3.83 a...
AP | John Wilen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
MAXjet Airways ceased operations on Monday -- leaving jets on tarmacs and stranding passengers on Christmas Eve -- as the all-business class airline f...
Yahoo! Finance | George Jahn | Posted 07.11.2009 | Business