Gasoline prices in the Tampa Bay area have plunged 28 cents a gallon in one week. ...more

October 13, 2008

As Hurricane Ike lumbered across the Gulf of Mexico two weeks ago, many of the people who live along the Texas coast packed up and headed inland, anticipating the worst. ...more

September 20, 2008

Several major airlines said Thursday they are aggressively shoring up their cash positions amid their slow travel season. Falling oil prices will help in the long run, though bad fuel hedge bets could damper the enthusiasm in the near term, executives said. ...more

September 19, 2008

Jobless claims rose unexpectedly last week, the government said Thursday, while companies responded to the slowing economy by producing more with fewer workers. ...more

September 5, 2008

The grip U.S. airlines have on travelers' wallets is about to get tighter as carriers move ahead with plans to trim their domestic schedules because of the high cost of fuel. ...more

August 30, 2008

The world of commercial aviation used to be rather glamorous. ...more

August 28, 2008

Drill And Reduce Demand Regarding Paul Krugman's article "Know-Nothing Politics And A Party Of Stupid" (Other Views, Aug. 13): ...more

August 17, 2008

No Incentive To Produce Regarding "Obama Calls For Economic Stimulus" (front page, Aug. 2): ...more

August 11, 2008

Sometimes political parties play to type so perfectly that it's almost charming. Consider the completely predictable responses of Democrats and Republicans to the record prices of oil. ...more

August 3, 2008

Free Market Effect Regarding "Columnist Is Naïve" (Letters, July 29): The letter writer claims that "the price of oil futures went down following upon and directly related to President Bush's changing the presidential ban on offshore drilling." He and others who agree are flat out wrong. ...more

August 2, 2008