Gas prices

Falling gas prices have been big news all week, but as the mid-term elections showed, for American voters, the flip side of cheap gas -- climate change – is a low urgency issue.

Car buyers are impulsive, but not necessarily 'dumb.'

It's hard to know where prices will be a year from now

What does weak demand for oil say about the overall economy?

The global glut of oil is pushing gasoline prices down.

Gas prices often rise just in time for summer road trips, but not this year.

We look at where transit fare increases are and why operating costs are rising.

Oil companies say new EPA rules on sulfur levels in gas will increase prices several cents a gallon, but higher refining costs could play out many ways.

The producer price index -- prices received by U.S. companies -- rose 0.7 percent last month, its largest uptick in five months. Diane Swonk, chief economist with Mesirow Financial, explains what's behind the rise and whether the U.S. should be worried about inflation.