That means higher electric and gasoline bills for consumers, who are, ultimately, the real source of atmospheric pollution.
Crude oil and gasoline inventories are among the most carefully watched economic statistics there are.
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And two people will have more money to spend on cars and gasoline, etc.
Mr. OBRADOR: (Through translator) Come December, I will reduce the cost of light, gas and gasoline.
One is products with a high commodity content, such as metals, food and gasoline.
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He says the psychology behind oil and gasoline prices can turn just as sharply as go-carts.
So, failure to raise the debt ceiling would cause housing prices and gasoline to fall, -precipitously.
That led to fuel shortages and gasoline rationing in the region for several days.
But should government set the rationing rules, or leave this task up to customers and gasoline stations?
It actually began to occur long before humans invented agriculture, smoke stacks, and gasoline-fueled internal combustion engines.
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Seasonally adjusted retail sales (excluding both autos and gasoline) were up 1.4%, the fourth straight month of growth.
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Comparable store sales rose 5% at Costco, which runs a members club for discounted retail, groceries, and gasoline.
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And, because the Fed is given a pass, oil and gasoline prices are likely to be headed higher still.
Yet the theory was nonsense: experiments have proved that wood and gasoline-fuelled fires burn at essentially the same temperature.
Rolling blackouts were planned across much of Japan and there were concerns about shortages of fuel oil and gasoline.
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What goes up must come down, and gasoline prices are coming down fast.
The pumps can dispense varying mixtures of ethanol and gasoline, allowing motorists to use higher ethanol blends than now used.
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Under the Clinton administration, the EIA estimated that complying could raise electricity prices 86 percent and gasoline prices 53 percent.
Some have even said that the rising cost of food and gasoline also played a role in the Arab Spring.
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The government report confirmed this, showing that retail sales excluding auto sales and gasoline grew 0.6%, beating the 0.5% expectation.
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This methanol can now be added to standard diesel and gasoline, just as ethanol is, and used in standard vehicles.
Meanwhile, they are rushing in imports of liquefied petroleum gas and gasoline from nearby countries to make up the shortfall.
Even consumer sentiment may perk up if food and gasoline inflation subsides and housing prices show a few more monthly upticks.
Congress would do well to tread lightly: Market forces are the primary driver for the rise in oil and gasoline prices.
As the global economy recovers and gasoline demand picks up, this division is expected to generate significant cash flows for the company.
So do the electric vehicles and gasoline electric hybrids for every other automaker, either on sale now or in the product pipeline.
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But the next few days could be a see-saw on the oil and gasoline markets, as the effects of Isaac are realized.
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This year the oil and gasoline markets began their spring surges early.
Oil prices rose sharply in late January and gasoline prices soon followed.
The report also highlighted the sales of all-electric and gasoline-electric hybrid cars.
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