The move came days after Congress passed legislation requiring President Bush to temporarily halt shipments into the reserve in hopes of lowering gasoline prices. The president is expected to sign the bill.

United Airlines said Friday it boosted its ticket prices by as much as much as $50 round-trip, raising the stakes in the airline industry’s battle against rapidly rising fuel costs.

The cost of filling up the family car climbed to a record high Tuesday, adding to the challenges consumers already face with falling home values and rising food prices.

Soaring costs paid by utilities to generate power could mean higher monthly electric bills

A top Energy Department official says market speculation may be adding as much as $12 to the price of crude oil and that prices may not yet have peaked.

Oil prices surged to a new record high Monday as the dollar weakened to another low against the euro

Crude prices extended their march into record high territory Thursday, shooting up more than $2 a barrel as a falling dollar and the prospect of lower interest rates attracted more investors to the oil market. Retail gas prices, meanwhile, rose closer to records above $3 a gallon.

If Congress passes legislation to roll back nearly $18 billion in tax breaks for large oil companies, advisers to President Bush will recommend a veto, the White House said Tuesday.

Oil futures shot higher Tuesday, closing above $100 for the first time as investors bet that crude prices will keep climbing despite evidence of plentiful supplies and falling demand. At the pump, gas prices rose further above $3 a gallon.

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Many of the products at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will be striking rather small blows for the environment, but the industry is realizing that even in electronics, going “green” can be a powerful marketing tool.

The typical household in Virginia could spend about $332 more on gasoline this year than last, according to calculations by AAA Mid-Atlantic. But that’s only if gas stays at yesterday’s price for the rest of the year—an optimistic thought considering some predictions.