Amercans watched gasoline prices rise Friday and in some states gas prices soared as much as 20 cents a gallon. Sunday morning, AAA reported that the national price for a gallon of regular gasoline rose 2 cents overnight to $3.93.

Production dropped this year after reaching a post-Soviet high in October. On Monday, Putin's newly convened cabinet made the issue its first order of business.

One year after President Umaru Yar' Adua took power, vowing to bring stability to the oil-rich Niger Delta region, observers say little progress has been made.

Mining projects are on the rise in Chile which comes as no surprise to Andina Minerals Inc. (TSX.V: ADM) President, Carl Hansen, who says "Chile is the mining country of South America, not unlike how Canada is looked upon."

With the cost of energy spiraling out of sight and home prices falling, it's no wonder consumer confidence levels in the United States continue falling. But according to the Conference Board's latest survey, confidence in the economy is now at

Though demand for workers in the science, engineering and technology professions is growing, women are leaving those jobs between the ages of 35 and 40. Midmorning gauges their experience in "hard hat" and "lab coat" culture.

Metropolitan Council Chair Peter Bell joins Midday to discuss light rail and the plans for the Central Corridor project.

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. plans to buy a Connecticut-based maker of a potential new flu vaccine.

DETROIT - Production cuts could be coming sooner than planned at General Motors Corp.'s pickup truck factory in Flint.

ANN ARBOR - Borders Group Inc. is jumping back into online retailing on its own.

Why is it that younger workers casual attitude rattle their older counterparts?

An Aurora company says it's ready for an 82 million dollar expansion thanks in part to wind and solar energy, and in part to Ohio tax breaks. WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports.

The U-S housing crisis may not be the worst thing that could have happened to some affordable housing agencies.A pair of Northeast Ohio non-profit groups that help low-income people achieve home ownership have actually seen some positives for their programs.

J2 Global Communications Inc. has promoted Hemi Zucker to chief executive officer, according to a release Tuesday. (JCOM)

National Lampoon Inc. is further expanding its company with the formation of a record label - National Lampoon Records.

Bank of America Corp. will increase its stake in China Construction Bank to nearly 11 percent. (BAC)

Country Music Television Inc. has entered into an agreement with NBC to rebroadcast episodes of the sixth season of Nashville Star. (VIA)

Guitar Hero World Tour, the latest installment in the best-selling video game franchise, is being developed by Vicarious Visions Inc. for the Wii, Activision Inc. announced.

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