Nov 19 Watch News Wrap: Pilots Excused From TSA Patdowns, Body Scans In other news Friday, airline pilots will be able to bypass full-body scans and pat-downs that are being implemented at airports across the country. In New Zealand, 29 miners are trapped after an explosion at a coal mine in a… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch News Wrap: Sarkozy Seeks to Reopen Refineries as Protests Drain Gas Stations In other news Wednesday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy made orders for riot police to clear blockades from the country's oil refineries while more gas stations ran dry due to protests. Union members also blocked access to several airports causing flight… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch News Wrap: In France, Riots Exacerbate Fuel Shortage Strikers in France defied a government order to stop blockading the country's oil refineries. Already 1,500 gas stations have nearly run out of fuel. Continue watching
Aug 14 Consumer Prices Go Unchanged in July By Online DA The cost of living in the United States went unchanged in July, easing concerns among many experts that economic recovery will be hampered by rising inflation. Continue reading
Aug 03 Why Do Cars Have Fuel Doors on Different Sides? Editor’s Note: Robert Frank, author of The Economic Naturalist’s Field Guide: Common Sense Principles for Troubled Times, recently guest-blogged for several weeks here at the Business Desk with answers to some of life’s economic ironies: why brides… Continue reading
Jul 01 Energy-rich Russia Hit Hard by Global Financial Crisis By PBS News Hour After a decade of economic growth due in large part to energy revenue, Russia is reeling from the global financial crisis and the drop in oil prices and production. Continue reading
May 25 Watch Summer Travelers Witness Another Rise in Gas Prices As crude oil costs climb higher, summer travelers are watching the price of gasoline increase. Analysts examine the factors pushing oil prices up. Continue watching
Jan 19 Russia, Ukraine Sign Deal to Settle Gas Dispute By PBS News Hour Russia and Ukraine signed Monday a 10-year deal to resume natural gas supplies to Europe after a two-week shutoff due to a dispute over gas prices and the payment of other debts. Continue reading
Dec 01 Should We Raise the Price of Gas and Use the Extra to Fund the Big Three Bailout? Question/Comment: There was an article in the New York Times suggesting we peg gas prices at $3.50 and use the income to fund the Big Three bailout and future alternative energy research. This would also keep the pressure on to… Continue reading
Sep 12 Unrest in Bolivia Leads to Ousting of U.S. Diplomats By PBS News Hour Violent clashes between government supporters and opposition protesters in Bolivia have left at least eight dead and tipped off a diplomatic dispute culminating in U.S. diplomats being expelled from both Bolivia and Venezuela. Continue reading