Oil hits $82 per barrel as dollar plunges

NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices hit new highs for the year Wednesday just as the dollar fell to new lows against the euro, showing how much the weak U.S. currency has come to dominate energy markets. [ more... ]

Oil prices near a new high for the year

NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices neared new highs for the year Tuesday as the dollar slipped against other major currencies, demonstrating how much the weakened U.S. currency can affect consumers globally. [ more... ]

Not driving pays for some

DENVER - Not driving wasn't in Heather Kirwin's plans.

"I bought a brand new car so I was driving it downtown," she said.

When a co-worker told Kirwin about Get Downtown Unconventionally, a month-long effort by the Downtown Denver Partnership to encourage car lovers to cut back, she decided to try something different. [ more... ]

Oil rally sputters; prices near $67 per barrel

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A two-week rally in oil markets sputtered Tuesday and crude prices fell along with the stock market. [ more... ]

Oil wavers near $64 on upbeat corporate earnings

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Oil prices wavered near $64 a barrel Monday as encouraging quarterly reports from several companies were offset by what could be an extended period of weak demand for energy. [ more... ]