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Reports on the increasing price of gasoline in the United States in 1999. The influence of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decision to cut production on the price of gasoline; Indications that refineries, in California, have decreased in their production; Comments from consumers.

When the history of the "Crimean crisis" between Russia and Ukraine is written, perhaps it will note this hopeful aftereffect: The crisis finally forced an end to countries threatening a cutoff of oil or gas exports as a weapon of coercion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reports on a decrease in the price of gasoline in the United States.

Reports on the decrease in the cost of gasoline in the United States. Reasons for the decrease, including the decrease in the price of crude oil, the slowing economy, and the state of the airline industry; Outlook for the cost of energy in the U.S.

Presents information on business and finance as of August 28, 2001, including mention of a rise in gasoline prices in the United States.

Editorial. Discusses fuel economy and gasoline prices in the United States, and the opinion that Congress and President George W. Bush should raise the fuel-efficiency standards for vehicles.

Reports that the average price of gasoline in the United States has fallen, and view that the drop in prices may help the U.S. economy avert a possible recession. Impact of lower interest rates, tax rebates, and an upturn in stock prices on economic growth; View that cheaper energy acts like a tax cut.

Reports on the results of a survey which found that people in the United States would favor a law which would force car manufacturers to increase automobile and truck fuel mileage. Major changes which could bring change to the auto industry; Opposition of General Motors to changes; Pressures of global warming, increasing imports, and rising gasoline prices which focus attention on the U.S. appetite for oil; Discussion of federal fuel-efficiency standards.

Focuses on the petroleum industry in the United States, and view that rising gas prices are a boon to the industry in states which produce oil.

Focuses on gasoline price wars in United States as of June, 2001. Actions of gas station owners who are cutting into profit margins to keep prices low; Competition between big retailers like Wal-Mart and small operations which rely on repeat business; Trend toward fewer and bigger gasoline outlets; Efforts of small stations to meet prices of large retailers.

Presents news briefs from the United States as of May 21, 2001, including investigation into high natural gas prices in California which threaten containment of the state's energy costs.

Reports on gasoline prices from around the world and how consumers in the various countries deal with high prices.

Discusses the outlook for the cost of gasoline in the United States in summer 2001. Various blends of gasoline; Environmental aspects of gasoline; Efforts of oil refineries to sell gas at reasonable prices; Outlook for a policy on energy from the U.S. government.

Discusses the outlook for rising gasoline prices in the United States. Discussion of the economic conditions in the U.S.; Outlook for the regulation of crude oil prices by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

Reports on the cold weather in the United States as of December 14, 2000, its impact on home heating, and the suggestion that energy prices will rise.

Discusses the high price of gasoline and other petroleum-based products in the United States as of November 15, 2000. Reasons for the high prices; Expectation that they will influence the U.S. economy; Details on home heating oil; Outlook for the future.

Reports that truck drivers in several European countries have followed the lead of their counterparts in France and blocked petroleum refineries in protest of high gasoline prices. Indication of an emergent European continental identity; Potential effect of such strikes on the economy; Response of the British government and Prime Minister Tony Blair which has not been conciliatory.

Discusses the global frustration with the rising price of gasoline. Protests that have taken place because of the effects on certain occupations; Efforts by politicians to cut gas taxes to help motorists and businesses; How in reducing fuel taxes, they are reversing the environmental policies aimed at reducing energy consumption and slowing global warming.

Presents United States news briefs as of August 29, 2000, including a low personal savings rate for the US, rise in US gasoline prices and others.

Reports on public reaction to high gasoline prices in Great Britain. Boycott in Great Britain of gas stations; Reasons for high prices which include high taxation; Comparison of prices to those of other nations such as France, the Republic of Ireland and the United States; Reasons that the boycott may not affect any change.

Presents a humorous account of the high gasoline prices in the United States as of mid-2000.

Reports on proposed methods by which to lower gasoline prices in the United States and why they are unwise.

Reports on the possibility that United States lawmakers will authorize the release of national petroleum reserves in order to control the price of gasoline.

Presents reasons for an increase in the price of gasoline in the United States as of June, 2000.

Focuses on the number of Americans that have started using public transportation due to the rise in gasoline prices in the United States.

Offers miscellaneous news briefs as of April 11, 2000, including the list that ranks the most to least expensive places in the world to buy gasoline.

Reports on changes in the daily habits of many Americans as a result of inflated gasoline prices, including the increased use of bicycles and public transportation.

Focuses on the increase in the price of gasoline and mentions technological innovations to replace gas.

Looks back at the oil crisis of 1974, comparing and contrasting it with a similar raise in oil and gasoline prices in 2000.

Offers news briefs pertaining to the United States for August 24, 1999. Aftermath of Hurricane Bret in Texas; Internet addiction; Percentage of people purchasing new vehicles online; Bill and Melinda Gates' donation to their namesake foundation; Trend toward increasing gasoline prices.

Offers business news briefs. Increase in gasoline prices in the United States as a result of higher demand for crude oil; History of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' production cuts.

Presents business and finance related news for December 30, 1998. Sales of existing United States homes in November; A rise in consumer confidence in the US for December; Average US retail price for regular unleaded gasoline.

Comments on oil prices in the United States as of December 1998. Memories of 1973 when gasoline was expensive and scarce; How the low oil and gasoline prices are expected to boost the economy; The creation of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil trust compared to the merger of Exxon and Mobil.

Presents world business and finance news briefs for December 7, 1998. Crude oil prices at the lowest prices in 22 years; Prices of gasoline in the United States; The collapse of oil prices as the main topic of the summit of Persian Gulf Arab states in Abu Dhabi; The Chinese government to lower interest rates.

Editorial. Focuses on the rising gasoline prices as of December 31, 1999. Speculation that drivers will speed less in order to save money on gas.

Reports that gasoline prices in the United States are about to fall. Depletion of inventories as a result of the supercold winter of 1996; Results of politicians' efforts to help roll back gasoline taxes; Effect of stalemated Iraqi oil sales on the level of gasoline prices.

Opinion. Comments on the factors behind the increase in gasoline prices in the United States. Politicians' attempt to exploit the issue for their own personal gain; Failure of journalists to connect the phenomenon of rising oil prices with the specific factors at work; Lack of supplies of petroleum.

Presents brief reports on various personal financial topics, for the week of September 21, 1998. Changes in United States average unleaded gas prices in dollars per gallon, from 1970 to 1998; How to read stock tables; Changes in the Dow Jones Industrial Average from October 1997 to September 1998; Comparison pricing on various automobiles; The Web site www.investorhome.com; How married couples can avoid fights over finances.

Looks at gasoline prices in the United States in June of 1998. How warm winters in the US and Europe are combining with high oil production levels to lower gas prices; Comments from Jerry Cheske, spokesman for the American Automobile Association; Where gas is the cheapest and most expensive in the country; How low gas prices affect oil production in the US; Outlook for continued low prices.

Focuses on the drop in gasoline and home heating oil prices in the United States. Impact of the price reduction; Drop in oil demands in Asian countries; Unseasonably warm weather in the United States; Prices of crude oil; Influence on inflation; Impact on the petroleum industry; Information from the US Dept. of Labor; Possible reduction in federal interest rates.