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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lower gas costs offset more expensive food and higher rents to keep a measure of U.S. consumer prices flat last month. The Labor Department said Wednesday that...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Target Corp. is pledging to match prices of select online rivals year-round, a move that underscores how physical and online retailing are being meshed together. Matching...

Those driving over the holiday may be giving thanks for the downtrend in gas prices, but the national average is still the highest ever for the holiday. According to a...

WILLMAR -- Gas prices nearly rose to the dreaded $4 mark last week, and were still $3.949 a gallon Sunday at most stations in the Willmar area. Gail Weinholzer, public...

This is in response to the letter by John Tradup about gas prices in the Jan. 6 paper. I can tell you why. It comes from a number of factors...

Some political candidates -- currently Donald Trump, Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann -- are still pandering to those who believe President Obama was not born in the United States and...

An excerpt from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States: On rising oil prices: Libyan unrest is fueling a sharp boost in U.S. pump prices. But beyond that immediate...

There are so many areas to blame for today's problems. However, in my opinion there are two that really stand out, illegal immigration, and high gas prices As far as...

I have a problem with justifying the purchase of electric-powered automobiles. First of all, who's going to pay for highway maintenance? Fuel taxes have been the traditional means of funding...

NEW LONDON -- The New London-Spicer School Board raised participation fees Monday for student activities, but did not raise school lunch or event admission fees. Student activity fees will be...

MITCHELL, S.D. -- In a year filled with economic turmoil, cattle and hog prices are rising thanks to an unusually tough winter. "There's less supply and more demand than a...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Natural gas prices tumbled today after a government report showed that even after a frigid two-week winter blast, U.S. stockpiles are still well above average for...

Oil prices slid below $80 a barrel today after China moved to curb bank lending and a report showed an unexpected jump in U.S. inventories of distillates and gasoline. By...