... at all levels by companies digging deeper in difficult times." Companies have been hit by slower sales, volatile energy prices and higher raw materials costs, and some charitable organizations acknowledge that business leaders are under pressure ...

... 2007 to 84.9 million shares at the end of 2008. Buffett said he did not anticipate last year's dramatic fall in energy prices, so his decision cost Berkshire shareholders several billion dollars. Buffett says he also spent $244 million on ...

... in government, filed the lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. Natural gas plunge drags down energy prices NEW YORK (AP) Crude prices fell sharply to end the week and natural gas tumbled to seven-year lows as a worsening ...

... largely avoided raising gas prices since 1989, when more than 300 people died in rioting after the government allowed energy prices to rise. Chavez's predecessor, Rafael Caldera, did slash subsidies in 1996 and 1997; but while Chavez, who took ...

... climate legislation, arguing it would lead to much higher energy prices. Such a measure could impose an economy-wide limit ... regulatory barrage that will destroy jobs, raise energy prices for consumers, and undermine America's global competitiveness ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Energy prices resumed their climb into summer driving season Monday, a show of confidence that Americans will overlook dismal economic news ...

... of all loans were in foreclosure at the end of September, by far the highest in the country. Return to $1 gas? Energy prices evaporate COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Oil prices hit four-year lows Friday as employers cut the highest number of jobs ...

... points. In a speech late Thursday, Bernanke said persistently tight credit conditions, the housing slump and high energy prices will probably create some "headwinds for the consumer in the months ahead," and the central bank will have to be ...

... closely watched Consumer Price Index rose by 0.8 percent last month, the biggest increase since September 2005, as energy prices jumped by 5.7 percent, reflecting a huge gain in gasoline. Core inflation, which excludes energy and food, was ...

... closely watched Consumer Price Index rose by 0.8 percent last month, the biggest increase since September 2005, as energy prices jumped by 5.7 percent, reflecting a huge gain in gasoline. Core inflation, which excludes energy and food, was ...