This week, the death of one high-profile grocery chain, and the ascendancy of another, tells us a lot about what Americans …
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6 Weird New Taxes You Might Have to Pay (If You’re Not Already)
Why is it that government officials seem inspired to reach the heights of creativity coming up with new taxes? Who knows. But their efforts could mean you’ll be paying new taxes on everything from bicycles to bowling, 2-by-4s to marijuana.
February Gas-Price Spike Becoming an Annual Tradition?
Demand for gasoline usually dips during the cold, sleepy month of February. Prices at the pump tend to decrease or remain flat as well. Not last February, though, when gas prices spiked during a run-up to peak prices in the …
Why Drivers Don’t Seem to Care About Rising Gas Prices
Gas prices have been on the rise for weeks, and they’re set to spike in the months ahead. Does this sound at all familiar?
Deep Trouble: Ski Resorts Try to Cope With Less Snow – Now and in the Long Run
What does a winter resort do when winter barely arrives?
Gas Prices Are Finally as ‘Cheap’ as a Year Ago
We’ve come a long way. For much of 2012, drivers have been paying 10¢, sometimes 25¢ more per gallon than the same time in 2011—which was the priciest year ever for gasoline.
Gas Prices Take a Huge Post-Sandy Plunge
Amid epically long lines at gas stations and pervasive fear and panic among drivers in areas hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, entrepreneurs have jumped into action. Ads on Craigslist reveal that a black market for gas has emerged, …
Relief at the Pump Is Here: Biggest Drop in Gas Prices in Years
Around the country over the past week, gas prices have been dropping nearly 2¢ per day, on average. At this pace, by next summer, gas will be free!
Yet Again, Analysts Forecast Cheaper Gas Prices Ahead
Maybe the fourth or fifth time’s a charm? After rising through mid-summer, gas prices were forecast to fall in August. But the decrease basically never came. Next, predictions called for a drop in gas prices by late September. …
Free Fuel! Ultra-Cheap Leases! Automakers Sweeten Deals on Alternative-Energy Cars
What with gasoline prices rising unexpectedly lately, drivers are more likely than usual to consider a vehicle powered by cheaper energy sources. Sensing an opportunity, Honda is now offering the equivalent of three years’ free …
So Much for Cheaper Gas: Pump Prices Go Haywire in California
Amid an especially screwy year for gas prices—expectations of $3 per gallon one day, followed by acceptance that 2012 will be the priciest year ever for gas soon after—drivers all around the country have good reason to …
Next Item on Agenda to Freak Out About: Milk Prices Could Double
Your may still be trying to calm down after news spread of a looming “unavoidable bacon shortage” (which isn’t really going to happen). But don’t get too comfortable. Now we’re supposed to panic about the possibility of milk …
