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Gasoline prices decline in most of the U.S.
The road trips of summer are getting cheaper.
Pump prices fell in most of the nation, the Energy Department said Tuesday, even in California where the average gasoline price set a record over the Memorial Day weekend.
The U.S. average price for a gallon...Tags: Memorial Day, New York Mercantile Exchange, Gasoline Industry, Europe, Petroleum Industry
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Oil futures and retail gasoline prices slip lower
Oil slipped lower in New York futures trading but managed to stay above $90 a barrel. The U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate grade of crude declined 10 cents to $90.76 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange because of trader concerns about...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Memorial Day, New York Mercantile Exchange, Gasoline Industry, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Memorial Day: Going away? You'll have lots of company and options
Los Angeles Times Travel editorIf you’re planning a Memorial Day road trip, you’ll be in good company, AAA says. More than 2 1/2 million Southern Californians are expected to hit the highways for the long holiday weekend, the auto club says, a 1.6% increase from last year....Tags: Automotive Equipment, Memorial Day, Holidays, Trips and Vacations, Travel
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California gas prices to set record for Memorial Day weekend
California drivers will pay record gasoline prices over the Memorial Day weekend but could get relief in the weeks ahead — unless more unplanned refinery outages occur. Then all bets are off, analysts say.
The average price of a gallon of regular...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Minivans and Vans, Minor League Baseball, Holidays
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SoCal drivers face highest Memorial Day weekend gas prices ever
The good news is that the long Memorial Day weekend is almost here. The bad news is that anyone stopping for gasoline in Southern California will, on average, encounter record high prices for the holiday that opens the so-called summer driving season....
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Memorial Day, Holidays, Manufacturing and Engineering, Human Interest
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Oil prices rebound; gas prices fall
Crude oil prices have rebounded slightly after falling last week to their lowest levels in six months. Retail gasoline prices were falling in California after a painful 18.6-cent jump over the last two weeks. Nationally, the average retail price for...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, New York Mercantile Exchange, Environmental Issues, Gasoline Industry, European Union
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Automobile Club of Southern California chief executive retires
Thomas V. McKernan, chief executive of the Automobile Club of Southern California, has retired after serving 46 years with the organization, including 21 in the top post. He was succeeded by Robert Bouttier, who previously was the club's president and...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Corporate Officers, Manufacturing and Engineering, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Hybrid Vehicles
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U.S. unemployment aid applications stay at 370,000
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits was unchanged last week, suggesting steady gains in the job market. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly unemployment aid applications stayed at a seasonally adjusted 370,000, the same level as...
Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment, Employment
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Memorial Day: Here's some help in planning a weekend getaway
Memorial Day looms like a giant prize for the work-weary. But where to go? In the May 13 issue of the Travel section, we outlined seven weekend escapes that can give you a break from the tedium of the daily turmoil. We suggested getaways to Ventura,...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Trips and Vacations, Travel, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Energy fades as campaign issue as gas prices drop
Barely two months after the cost of fuel was a white-hot matter in the presidential race, the issue has receded, just as prices have declined across much of the country. AAA reported Monday that the national average price of a gallon of gas has...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Automotive Equipment, Newt Gingrich, White House
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West Coast reeling from lowest May gas supplies in 20 years
The lowest May gasoline supplies in the Western U.S. in 20 years have prices climbing again in most places west of the Rocky Mountains, even as they continue to fall across the rest of the nation. In California, pump prices for regular gas have jumped 13....
Tags: Commodity Markets, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry
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Refinery closures end streak of gas price declines in California
California's streak of seven straight weeks of gasoline price declines has ended, victimized by widespread refinery maintenance shutdowns that have reduced fuel supplies by nearly a third compared with a year ago, according to state statistics. Four of...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Natural Resources, New York Mercantile Exchange, ConocoPhillips
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