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High-mileage car sales up as gas prices increase
DETROIT — Americans are going for smaller cars as gas prices march higher. New models that get 35 mpg or better, including the Chevrolet Cruze, Hyundai Elantra and Ford Focus, […]
Kasemeyer sees expanding state sales tax
ANNAPOLIS — Expanding Maryland’s sales tax to include more services is “the place to go” in fixing the state’s persistent structural deficit, the chairman of the Senate Budget and Taxation […]
DuPont says 1Q earnings are up, boosts outlook
DOVER, Delaware — The Dupont Co. raised its 2011 earnings guidance Thursday after double-digit sales boosted first-quarter earnings, and executives urged shareholders of a Danish takeover target to strongly consider […]
Kennedy, other T. Rowe executives see paychecks rebound
After its assets under management rebounded to record levels in 2010, executives at Baltimore asset manager T. Rowe Price Group Inc. also saw their pay recover in kind. T. Rowe […]
Fed sees improving economy, but high gas prices a concern
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy improved in every region of the country this spring, but higher oil prices remain a concern, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Federal […]
Legislative leaders cool to minimum wage raise
ANNAPOLIS – Bills that would raise Maryland’s minimum wage to $9.75 an hour by 2013 enjoy the support of many liberal lawmakers, but appear destined to fail this year for […]
EPA asks Pa. regulators to boost monitoring of well waste
The Environmental Protection Agency has asked Pennsylvania regulators to increase monitoring of wastewater discharges into rivers from the state’s booming natural gas industry. In addition to producing gas, the thousands […]
Price of oil only one part of price of gasoline
When Jay Ricker, owner of the BP gas station off Interstate 70 in Plainfield, Ind., set the price of unleaded gasoline at $3.44 per gallon on Monday of last week, […]
Major airlines raise fares; Southwest holds steady
DALLAS — Major U.S. airlines are raising fares again, and the only question this time might be the size of the increase. This is the sixth broad fare increase the […]
GM sales jump 49 percent, aided by sweeter deals
DETROIT — General Motors on Tuesday reported that U.S. sales jumped 49 percent last month, aided by sweeter financing and lease deals that drew a response from other major automakers. […]
Md. truck drivers’ protest proposed gas tax increase
ANNAPOLIS — About 40 trucks have rolled by the Maryland State House to protest a proposed gas tax increase. The Maryland Motor Truck Association and the Mid-Atlantic Petroleum Distributors Association […]
Major airlines raise business travel fares
DALLAS — Major U.S. airlines are raising the price of some tickets favored by business travelers again, this time by up to $120 per round trip. Fare experts said Delta […]
