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By Barry Wood Washington 28 April 2006 President Bush Friday said that the tripling of the price of oil since he became president in 2001 is a wake-up call that should hasten the development of altern
A: I would like to get some meat today. B: What kind do you need? A: I need about a pound of ground beef. B: The ground beef is $2.48 a pound. A: That sounds good. B: What else would you like? A: I also need three pounds of chicken breasts. B: The ch
A: I would like to purchase some meat. B: What kind of meat would you like to get today? A: First off, I'm going to need a pound of ground beef. B: A pound of ground beef is $2.48. A: That's perfect. B: What else will you be needing? A: I'm also goin
A: I want to buy some meat. B: What kind would you like? A: I want one pound of ground beef. B: That's going to be about $2.48. A: That will be fine. B: What else can I get for you? A: Let me also have three pounds of chicken breasts. B: That's going
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 27 July 2006 watch Green Vehicle report The cost of gas at the pump keeps going up The high price of gasoline is changing the way we drive. And there are more concerns about the environment. Car manufacturers say those f
Homebuyers nationwide are watching housing prices go up, up, and up. How high can they go? is the question on everyones lips. As long as interest rates stay around 5 percent, theres no telling, remarked one realtor in Santa Monica, California. Its cr
By Mil Arcega Washington 25 May 2007 Technology and high gasoline prices are helping to coax hard-to-extract oil from California's oil fields. Production at some of the state's older oil fields is expected to dry up in about 25 years, but Chevron say
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 27 April 2006 watch Military Energy Cost The cost of fighting the war on terror is measured in blood and in treasure -- the number of lives lost, and the number of U.S.
By Jim Malone Washington 26 April 2006 The rising cost of gasoline in the United States is the latest in a series of political problems facing President Bush and Republicans in Congress as they look a
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 22 February 2006 watch Nigerian Oil report Militants in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger River Delta claim to have struck again. Only days after kidnapping a group of foreign oi
World Bank Discusses High Food Prices Global food prices have risen by 36 percent in the past year, according to figures released this week by the World Bank. The Bank hosted its spring meetings in Washington this week, where it called on policymaker
By Bill Gasperini Moscow 10 June 2006 Group of Eight finance ministers meeting in Russia say world economic growth continues, but they warned it is threatened by soaring costs for oil and gas. The ministers met in Russia's second city of St. Petersb
Residents of southern California are trying to get used to skyrocketing prices for gasoline. The average price for 87 octane economy gas is $2.22, almost 30 percent higher today than it was 12 months ago. The lowest gas price in the Southland right n
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 15 November 2006 Bakers in Senegal have raised the price of bread, after many cost of living increases. Food prices could be an issue in the elections scheduled for early next year. Dakar resident selling bread from a rural ba
By Peter Fedynsky Washington 20 March 2007 Rising world oil prices have sparked interest in alternative fuels, such as ethanol, which can be produced from corn. This has raised demand for the grain, which, in turn, has increased its price as food. VO
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 04 May 2006 watch Ripple Effect of Oil report The latest data on consumer spending shows the U.S. economy continues to expand at a healthy pace. But some economists fear o
By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 08 June 2007 Oil producers in the Persian Gulf are breathing a sigh of relief as Cyclone Gonu weakened to a tropical storm. Shipping and port officials say the storm caused very little damage to major oil fields in the
Regular petrol 91 octane is now $2 a litre well, $1.99.9. Although this price is high, in July 2008 it reached $2.19. At that time, the price of a barrel of oil was higher and the kiwi dollar was lower. Now the price of oil is around $100 a barrel an
Rosalba: Can you believe these prices? I know were in a recession, but the cost of everyday necessities shouldnt skyrocket overnight. William: I think it has something to do with the shortage of produce. I dont know why Im surprised that stores like