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Want to help the country save a quick million barrels of oil a day? Drive 5% less. Slow down. Inflate your tires.

Retail gas prices and crude oil futures reached record highs Monday amid a backdrop of Mideast tensions and dollar concerns, but crude ended the day lower.

Last year I swapped out of my five-year-old smallish station wagon for a seven-seat SUV. I did it for two reasons: fitting four kids, none of whom weigh enough to sit in the front seat, into my vehicle so that I could participate in a couple of carpools; and getting up the aptly named Long Hill Road that leads from my house to the train station in the dead of winter. That's it. I didn't think about gas mileage, which of course I'm regretting now whenever I fork over $65 to fill the thing up or turn on the Discovery Channel to be reminded that I'm melting polar bears out of a habitat.

As struggling consumers try to keep their old cars running in a softening economy, some states and Canada are offering cash rewards to motivate drivers to retire their old clunkers, according to a published report.

Retail gas prices rose to a record high as crude oil futures traded up just pennies Moneday after spiking to a trading record earlier amid a backdrop of Mideast tensions and dollar concerns.

Before the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission starts scrutinizing the role that speculators may have played in driving up fuel and food prices, investigators may want to take a look at price swings in a commodity not in today's news: onions.

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Retail gas prices and crude oil futures rose to record highs Monday amid a backdrop of Mideast tensions and dollar concerns.

Today's troubles in the U.S. economy and labor market could very well turn out to be a lucky break for the next president, no matter who is elected.

Retail gas prices rose to a new record high overnight while diesel prices fell slightly, a daily survey by motorist group AAA showed Monday.

What senators McCain and Obama believe about U.S. energy policy matters - hugely. To fight global warming, the next President will oversee the transition to a new, green economy, which will result in one of the biggest business transformations of the 21st century and potentially one of the largest transfers of wealth since the creation of the income tax.

Retail gas and diesel prices pushed higher overnight, a daily survey by motorist group AAA showed Sunday. Continued near-record prices are expected to curtail Americans' travel plans during the July 4 holiday weekend.

Most voters are aware that Barack Obama wants to raise taxes on high-income taxpayers if he's elected president in November.

As Americans clamor for action on record oil and fuel prices, Democratic leaders in the House had promised to address energy issues this week, but they ended up without much to show for it.

The Treasury Department said Friday that it sent out 9.7 million economic stimulus checks this week, totaling $7.5 billion. Only two weeks remain until the majority of the stimulus payments are distributed, according to the Treasury Department.

After failing to approve an omninbus housing rescue package this week, the Senate is scheduled take up the bipartisan-supported bill again the week of July 7.

Consumer confidence sank to its third-lowest level ever in June, according to a study released Friday by Reuters and the University of Michigan.

Oil speculation has been getting a lot of attention from Congress lately. On Thursday lawmakers took up another possible solution: getting more miles per gallon out of cars Americans drive.

Personal income surged in May as the government's stimulus payment plan to jump-start the economy took effect, according to a report released Friday.