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Gasoline Price Rise Slows, Lundberg Survey Says

Gasoline’s national average price slowed its gain, rising 6.7 cents over the past two weeks to an average $3.573 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

March 21, 2011

Diesel Drops for First Time Since November

Diesel slipped a tenth of a cent to $3.907 a gallon, its first drop since November, while gasoline also declined, the Department of Energy said Monday.

March 22, 2011

House Panel’s EPA Vote Doesn’t Block Truck Rule

The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved legislation that would strip the Environmental Protection Agency of some of its authority but would not block a proposal to regulate heavy- and medium-duty truck greenhouse gas emissions.

March 21, 2011

Diesel Reaches $3.908 a Gallon

The average price of U.S. retail diesel rose for the 15th consecutive week, bumping up another 3.7 cents to $3.908 a gallon, nearly $1 higher than the comparable week of last year, according to the Department of Energy.

March 21, 2011

Oil Closes Above $100 a Barrel

Crude oil closed above $100 Thursday after staying below that price for two days, Bloomberg reported.

March 18, 2011

Oil Rises Following Inventory Report

Oil rose modestly from a two-week low but remained under $100 a barrel Wednesday following a report that showed crude inventories rose last week.

March 16, 2011

Oil Drops $4 to Near $97 a Barrel

Oil prices dropped sharply Tuesday, declining $4 to near $97 a barrel on lower demand in Japan due to the big earthquake and subsequent nuclear crisis in that country, Bloomberg reported.

March 15, 2011

Opinion: Don’t Waste Your Precious Profits

Staggeringly high prices for fuel are with us again. The last time fuel prices were hovering in the neighborhood of $3.80 to $4.40 per gallon, many trucking companies fought back aggressively, using fuel conservation techniques and making sure drivers used the cheapest options available.

March 18, 2011

Oil Falls to Two-Week Low Under $100

Oil fell to a two-week low Monday to less than $100 a barrel in part due to concerns that Japan’s big earthquake Friday will hurt growth and reduce fuel demand in that country’s economy, the world’s third-largest, Bloomberg reported.

March 14, 2011