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  • Fuel, competition squeeze Gulf shrimp industry

    Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 06/19/2009 05:01 am

    BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. Ho Van Le, who trawls in the Gulf of Mexico aboard his 50-foot vessel Star Light, understands the price squeeze facing shrimpers as this year’s season ...

  • Airline passengers could get a 1-2-3 punch

    AP Lifestyles | 06/11/2009 08:40 pm

    ATLANTA (AP) — Corporate travel and ticket sales of premium seats are down. Overall demand is weak. And fuel prices are rising — again. The one-two-three punch could be bad ...

  • Airline passengers could get a 1-2-3 punch

    AP Lifestyles | 06/11/2009 08:40 pm

    ATLANTA (AP) — Corporate travel and ticket sales of premium seats are down. Overall demand is weak. And fuel prices are rising — again. The one-two-three punch could be bad ...

  • GRTC Sic Transit?

    richmond.com | 09/04/2008 04:34 pm

    Rising fuel prices have spurred public transportation ridership and, ironically, worsened the operating picture at the GRTC Transit System, which must pay more for diesel fuel and must buy more ...

  • Beating Your Meter

    richmond.com | 06/30/2008 10:52 am

    By now, you've probably heard  that your electricity bill will be going up just like gas, groceries and Powhite Parkway tolls.   Dominion Virginia Power , like many other companies ...

  • CarMax Earnings Hit as Demand Evaporates for Gas Guzzlers

    richmond.com | 06/19/2008 07:27 am

    Shares of CarMax Inc . fell $2, or 11 percent, yesterday after it reported a 55 percent plunge in 1Q net income. The used-car retailer said that wholesale-market prices for ...

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