...the University of California puts it, "In terms of renewable fuels, ethanol is the worst solution. It has the highest energy cost with the least benefit."ROLF WESTGARD is a professional member of the Geological Society of America and the American...

...industry analysts said the cancellation of Iraqi sales could push prices higher in the coming weeks. Latta said those higher energy costs could slow the U.S. economy and add to inflation pressures, though how much depends on how long the price spike...

...like Intel, Apple and Dell, said their earnings will fall below expectations. Companies have blamed soft demand, high energy costs and the weak euro, Europe's chief currency, for their problems. Some of the weakness can undoubtedly be attributed...

...spending grew at its slowest pace in more than two years as stock market volatility, lower consumer confidence and higher energy costs dampened buyers' psyche. The Commerce Department reported Friday that incomes, which includes wages, interest...

...to pinch the weakened profits of the many technology companies based in California. "If consumers are faced with high energy costs in California and reduce their spending, that can have a big impact on the U.S. economy because it is such a...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Higher energy costs restrained production in the Midwest in January...very soon to lower interest rates," Goss said. Higher energy costs pushed the prices paid index up in January to 64...

...here, the next 30, the next 30 and the next $30 million become very easy." Among the districts struggling with higher energy costs is Le Roy-Ostrander in southeastern Minnesota. Parents and school board members met Monday night to discuss the...

...Wilmington Trust, who also worries that swelling consumer credit and debt levels could impede spending. "Essentially higher energy costs take money out consumers' pockets that they'd otherwise be spending on autos or other goods." That in turn...

...and robust consumer spending, economists were disheartened by the latest figures. The economic slowdown and higher energy costs took a toll on corporate profits. After-tax profits of U.S. corporations fell in the first quarter by 3...

...money to fund K-12 and higher education. The Senate also proposed using about $170 million to help schools with high energy costs -- another chunk of spending that should not be in a tax relief bill, Abrams said. Overall, the Senate proposal...