Low supply pushes beef, pork prices higher
Jamie Baldwin noticed Wednesday when she went grocery shopping that it was a little harder than usual to “find something worth her buck.”
Prices rise as the minimum wage increases in several states
At Granny Shaffer’s restaurant in Joplin, Missouri, owner Mike Wiggins is reprinting the menus to reflect the 5, 10 or 20 cents added to each item.
Average gas prices jump 8 cents due to crude costs
The average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline jumped 8 cents nationally over the past three weeks, to $2.40.
Gas prices will rise this summer but should remain low
You didn’t think those super-low gas prices would last forever, did you?
Gas prices jump 6 cents over 2 weeks
The average price of regular-grade gasoline has jumped 6 cents nationally over the past two weeks, to $2.26 a gallon.
Food prices are falling. How are shoppers benefiting?
Food prices are falling, but how is that translating to your grocery bill?
Even as gas prices rise, drivers will save money
Gasoline prices have started their annual springtime migration higher, but motorists should still save money at the pump in 2016.
Oil keeps falling. And falling. How low can it go?
The price of oil keeps falling. And falling. And falling. It has to stop somewhere, right?
AP Explains: How much money you just saved on gas in 2015
NEW YORK — U.S. drivers saved a bunch of money on gasoline this past year, as Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members kept the pumps
Area gas prices may fall more
It might feel a bit like 2009 for motorists filling up in Mississippi.
You think the stock market is crazy? Look at oil prices
Commodity markets are renowned for their booms and busts but the last four days in the crude oil market have even experienced traders wide-eyed.
Fire sale: Oil, natural gas, coal down
These days it seems whatever can be burned to power a car, heat a home, make electricity or ship people and goods around the globe is being sold at bargain basement prices.
Extended slump in oil taking toll on industry, economy
As drivers, shippers and airlines continue to enjoy lower fuel prices, the oil industry is responding to much lower profits with sharp cuts in spending and employment that are hurting economic growth.
Crude oil tumbles 8 pct., points to low gas prices this fall
A slew of global economic and geopolitical factors are working to pummel the price of oil and set up U.S. drivers for very low gasoline prices later this year.
Stronger economy, cheap gas expected to spur holiday travel
A stronger economy, rising consumer confidence and cheap gasoline will likely have Americans traveling in big numbers this Independence Day.
Fastest rising rents in US? Jackson, Mississippi
Home rental prices are climbing across much of the United States — with the biggest gains coming from not from New York or San Francisco but Jackson, Mississippi.
Why many experts missed this: Cheap oil can hurt economy
If there was one thing most economists agreed on at the start of the year, it was this: Plunging oil prices would boost the U.S. economy.
It hasn’t worked out that way.
Gas prices still look low for summer even after spring surge
Drivers who have seen a steady rise in the price of gasoline can relax: They will almost certainly be paying far less for gas this summer than they have in at least six years.
Oil is on its way down again; will gasoline prices follow?
NEW YORK — The price of oil is tumbling again, rattling an already-shaken oil industry and heralding lower prices for consumers. The price of oil
Exxon CEO: Get used to lower oil prices
Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson expects the price of oil to remain low over the next two years because of ample global supplies and relatively weak economic growth.