Gas Prices

Gas prices in the Twin Cities are now under $2.00 a gallon in some places, thanks in part to fewer driving miles by cash-strapped consumers and, therefore, lower demand. Dawn Duffy of AAA Minneapolis told the Star Tribune that “crude oil is about half the cost of what it was in July, demand has gone [...]

Today’s special edition of Friday Financials comes to you on Saturday. Yes, we’re a day late and a dollar short, so to speak. And a dollar can’t buy you anything these days. That’s why this very special episode is an all-thieving edition. Nothing is safe these days. Not even your kids’ bats.

Take cover. It’s Friday [...]

Is it just us, or is time folding in on itself? It feels like November outside. The “Don’t Tase me, bro” video somehow reappeared to fight a water buffalo in a YouTube contest. And then days later, as if punctuating the annoying “bro” resurgence with a Tase of its own on all of us, Kiplinger [...]

“Let me start first by telling you that America has got to change its habits. We’ve got to get off oil. And the reason why is, first, oil is — dependency on oil presents a real challenge to our economy. … It should be obvious to you all that the demand is outstripping supply, which [...]