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When oil prices fall, Big Oil has an advantage
Jan 28, 2015
Oil-refining businesses and decades-long outlooks cushion price swings.
Gasoline prices are all over the map
Jan 20, 2015
Why does gas costs about 50 percent more in New York than Missouri? It's complicated.
States play catch-up with sand mining
Jan 19, 2015
In Wisconsin, sand mines go uninspected, fines are modest and some rules have lapsed.
Frac sand companies get creative with local politics
Jan 16, 2015
When a Wisconsin county tried to shut them out, sand companies found a way in.
Sand turns a rural county upside-down
Jan 15, 2015
Fracking creates a sand rush in western Wisconsin, and not everyone is happy.
Fracking makes sand a $10 billion industry
Jan 13, 2015
Even though drilling is expected to taper, demand for sand could keep growing.
Why the College Football Playoff has a generic name
Jan 12, 2015
Branding experts suggests ways — and reasons — to jazz it up.
AirAsia tragedy introduces U.S. to an iconic CEO
Dec 29, 2014
Tony Fernandes made flying affordable for Asians and became a media star.
Sony and Microsoft fight ... the Lizard Squad
Dec 26, 2014
A hacker group takes credit for attacks on PlayStation and Xbox Live networks.
Wal-Mart aims to make a buck from your gift card
Dec 26, 2014
You can swap it for a Wal-Mart card, but you'll get less than face value.