Mar 4th, 2008 · Oil has hit a true record, with crude oil futures briefly hitting $103.95 a barrel Monday. That's higher than the inflation-adjusted record set in April 1980. Prices eventually settled Monday at $102.45 a barrel. A weakening dollar is partly responsible, as investors pour their money into hard assets like oil.
Jun 10th, 2007 · It may soon cost you $8 to drive into the busiest parts of Manhattan. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's congestion-pricing plan has won the endorsement of the federal government and of New York Gov. Elliot Spitzer. Most New York residents and commuters are already onboard.
Feb 8th, 2006 · Madeleine Brand talks to Bob Moon of Marketplace about an expected drop in high energy prices. The U.S. Department of Energy reported Wednesday that gas inventories were up significantly, and that warm winter weather has helped keep the cost of home heating oil down.
Feb 3rd, 2006 · Coal miners around the country are being asked to review safety procedures Monday. The move comes after a series of accidents in West Virginia that killed 16 coal miners. As energy prices have soared, more coal mines have reopened in Appalachia, including some of the mines involved in the accidents.
Feb 2nd, 2006 · The former Soviet republic of Georgia is enduring its coldest winter in a decade, and it's also locked in a battle with Russia over natural gas prices. Georgia is refusing to pay higher prices set by Russia -- and to make matters worse, an unexplained pipeline explosion in Russia cut off supplies to a shivering Georgia last week. Georgia president Mikhail Saakashvili cut short a trip to the World Economic Forum on Thursday to deal with a country in crisis.
Feb 1st, 2006 · With rising oil and natural gas prices, alternative energy sources are getting another look -- including the prospect of generating electricity from methane. The gas is created naturally by landfills, and power plants all over the United States are now burning it to make electricity. Jessica Jones of North Carolina Public Radio reports.
Feb 1st, 2006 · Kristin Joys discusses the high prices in Oslo, Norway, where she is a real estate agent. Joys talks about how expensive everything is and how locals deal with the high cost of living. Oslo overtook Tokyo this week as the most expensive city in the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Feb 1st, 2006 · Alex Chadwick speaks with Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the dramatic drop in stock prices for the online search engine Google. Though the company performed well in the last quarter, they didn't perform up to expectations.