Gasoline demand at the pump last week fell 3.6 percent from the week before, according to a survey by MasterCard SpendingPulse. Compared with the same week last year, demand was down 4.7 percent.
Study author Michael McNamara says post-Memorial Day holiday pumping accounts for much of the week-to-week decrease, but the year-to-year decline shows that demand [...]

A survey by MasterCard SpendingPulse shows retail gasoline demand at the pump last week rose 2.7 percent when compared with the week before. Looking at the comparable week a year ago, demand was down 5.5 percent.
The four-week moving average showed an even bigger decline in demand — down 6.3 percent from a year ago.
Survey author [...]

As some drivers hit the road for the Memorial Day weekend, they faced the sobering reality that it now costs $87 to fill a Ford Explorer SUV, up $14 from last year, and $72 to fill a mid-sized Honda Accord, up $12.
Gas prices, which took another jump overnight, are up nearly 20 percent, or 65 [...]

Americans getting an early start on the Memorial Day weekend found that gasoline prices again sprinted to a new record high overnight, reaching a national average above $3.83 a gallon for regular. Some analysts predict gas will surge past $4 as early as next week. It’s already above that in some places.
Oil prices fell Thursday [...]

Oil futures ended a whipsaw session slightly lower, as the expiration of options played havoc with prices, driving crude near record high levels at times and down by more than $3 a barrel at others. Retail gas prices, meanwhile, advanced past $3.77 a gallon.
Options let investors bet oil prices will rise or fall in the [...]

Gasoline pump prices soared above $3.75 a gallon and oil prices fell as an Energy Department report painted a mixed picture of the nation’s petroleum reserves.
Light, sweet crude for June delivery fell $1.58 to settle at $124.22 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
At the pump, the average national price of a gallon of [...]

Nothing but blue skies for shares of many solar products makers, as a Citi Investment Research analyst said prospects look good for continuation of government solar tax credits.
Analyst Timothy M. Arcuri said in a client note that his “contacts indicate the House Ways and Means Committee is likely to propose a new bill that will [...]

Oil prices shot to a new record near $127 a barrel on worries that Iran might cut crude oil production. Gasoline rose to a new record over $3.73 a gallon, and its advance showed little sign of slowing ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of the summer driving season.
Light, sweet crude for [...]

Fitted with breathing equipment, gas detectors and mining helmets, dozens of coal miners gathered at the Boone County Civic Center in Madison on Thursday.
Teams of a half dozen miners erected wood frames and hung plastic barriers on the wooden gym floor. When they reached certain rooms, labeled with white cards taped to the gym floor, [...]