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How the New MPG Standards Will Affect Drivers, Automakers, Car Dealerships & More
This week, the Obama administration finalized new-car fuel economy rules that’ll nearly double the mpg standards for cars and light trucks by 2025. The new “CAFE” (corporate average fuel economy) standards mandate that automakers …
Helium Prices Hit the Roof, Leaving Balloon Sales Deflated
Because of a worldwide shortage of helium, prices for the lighter-than-air element have ballooned. They’ve hit the ceiling, gone sky high, been launched into the stratosphere. Has the quota for bad puns been met yet?
5 Ways Mother Nature Is Impacting Your Wallet
All of a sudden, much of the country seems to have turned into Arizona, with a hot, dry summer coming on the heels of a remarkably mild winter. Here are five ways that months of odd weather have affected—and will continue to …
How the Warm Winter Is Mother Nature’s Mini Stimulus Program
15 Financial Moves to Make Right Now
Most of the best financial advice is timeless. It remains sound in good times and in bad. But this particular moment of economic and market turmoil has some unique characteristics, so Moneyland put together a handful of smart …
Why Gas Pipelines Are Like Facebook
Here's a hint: Both completely dominate the markets they serve.