Final Sept retail sales rise 0.3 pct

"U.S. retail sales rose in September as lower gasoline prices and a soaring stock market bolstered consumer spending, according to final data by SpendingPulse on Monday. Americans splurged on clothes and back-to-school items last month, offering retailers' hopes of a solid...

Expensive gasoline boosts U.S. public transit use (Reuters)

" NEW YORK (Reuters) - Public transportation use was up 3.2 percent in the first half of 2006, more than double the increase in the first half of 2005, according to the American Public Transportation Association. "Since the August 2005 gasoline spike, people have been moving...

FDR Let It Happen On Purpose

January 27, 1941 :: The American Ambassador to Tokyo, Joseph C. Grew, informed President Roosevelt's State Department that Pearl Harbor would be the first target in the event of trouble with the Japanese.  

Ask A Mechanic: Sept. 8, 2006 (The Car Connection)

" Ask A Mechanic: Sept. 8, 2006 Saving gas money, the new oil rules, and Jeep chatter. by Bob Weber (2006-09-08) BobWeber2 '); More mechanical wisdom from Bob Weber Saving gas money Q--Recently I purchased a 2003 Corvette (350 V-8) with 13,000 miles. The owner's manual...

GASOLINE TANKS, FALLING PRICES MAY BRING $2.40 BY NOV. - New York Post

"Don't give up the Hummer just yet - gas pump prices will be plunging toward the $2-a-gallon mark by November's elections. Analysts say the price break will put billions back into the pockets of consumers who've been shelling out record prices here this summer of around $3.50...

North American Union Would Trump U.S. Supreme Court

The Bush Administration is pushing to create a North American Union out of the work on-going in the Department of Commerce under the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America in the NAFTA office headed by Geri Word.

Ford to cut deeper into production

"DEARBORN, Michigan Ford Motor said Friday that it would cut fourth- quarter production by 21 percent, its steepest cut in more than two decades. The company blamed declining sales of pickup trucks and an unexpected spike in gasoline prices this year for the cuts. In...

The Military Surcharge for Oil

"It has been said that the War on Terrorism is the first war that the U.S. is paying for both sides of the conflict. Our "oil addiction" is compromising our national security. America pays a "national security surcharge" for each gallon of oil that is imported from the Middle...

High pump prices fueling moped, bicycle sales (Reuters)

" NEW YORK (Reuters) - American motorists fed up with soaring pump prices are getting more curious about two-wheel transportation. With gasoline above $3 a gallon in many parts of the country, fears of continued energy spikes are fueling sales of motorcycles, mopeds, and...

US drivers avoid premium gasoline to cut costs (Reuters)

" NEW YORK (Reuters) - As gasoline prices reach record highs, U.S. drivers are shunning premium grades when filling up their cars, unwilling to pay as much as 20 cents more per gallon for the higher octane. As the price of crude oil flirts with $80 a barrel, the price of...

U.S. automakers' sales decline in June

"AP - Domestic automakers' sales slid in June, lashed by higher gas prices and by tough comparisons with last summer's discount-driven bonanza, the companies said on Monday."

Pickup truck sales latest victim of high US gasoline prices

"AFP - The pickup truck became the latest victim of high gasoline prices in June, cutting deeply into the profits of US automakers which are reliant upon the gasoline-guzzling vehicles, according to figures."