250 Million Cars in America and that is a Lot of Gasoline Demand

Many Americans cannot understand the supply and demand issues with oil companies or why the price of gasoline has gone up so drastically. They do not seem to want to accept the fact that there is a finite supply and any one time in the pipeline both literally and figuratively.

Some Relief to Refinery Construction and Expansion to Ease Supply Burden Arrives

Many Americans are concerned about the high fuel prices. As American families and small businesses watch gasoline prices and diesel prices hit four dollars per gallon, as we go into hurricane season it is good to know that there is some relief for refineries to expand their capacity

Czech Market

Czech Republic is a quite young country from the point of independency, situated in the Eastern Europe, and a very young member of European Union (entered 1 May, 2004). Its GDP equals to $172,200,000,000 USD approximately (this is quite large indicator for such country), GDP per capita equals to 16,800 USD approximately, inflation rate equals to 4,7 percent, unemployment rate equals to 8,5 percent; Czech external debt equals to 24,600,000,000. Czech economy has overcame a crisis recent years but now it is a stable country splendid. Now Czech Republic can be characterized as a quite stable country concerning policy, legislation and economics.

Economic Considerations; Car Rental Agencies and the US Automakers

How much does the car rental industry sector affect the US Automakers sales volumes? Well you might be surprised how much really, especially in the pre-2000 years. Now many car rental corporations buy many foreign models as well. You see the Rent-A-Car Industry has been changing rapidly lately.

Will China's New Five-Year Plan Force U.S. Utilities to Ration Your Electricity?

Taking your electrical needs for granted? A new five-year plan announced by the Chinese government may put the reliability of your electrical supply at risk. China may snap up all the available uranium over the next few years. U.S. utilities depend upon uranium to power their nuclear reactors, which provide 20% of your electricity.

How Europe and America Contribute to the Nightmare of Africa

A brief article explaining how the EU and the US are not always as charitable as it would seem in regards to the farmers of Africa.

Impact of NAFTA on Canada: Introduction and Basis of Research

Introduction to the economics section of a research study on NAFTA's impact on Canadians. It has been followed by analysis of GDP, savings, unemployment, as well as posts analyzing and commenting the findings.

Beyond Petroleum with BP

Many of the largest Oil Companies on Earth are busy re-investing their money in alternative energies and alternative fuels. But if Oil is such a lucrative business, why would they be doing this? Why not re-invest in oil pipelines, refineries and exploration? Well there are a number of reasons why.

Asian Currency Unit (ACU): Great Expectations but Paradise Lost?

The road to ACU will be surely of an economic reforms and adjustment for these 13 countries. The European countries who took the initiative of forming a single currency (Euro) had more or less similar backgrounds - they were rich industrial countries that followed free market economic system. On the other hand, in AEAN+3 group of countries, Japan and Korea are rich industrial countries.

Hydropower As An Energy Platform

Much like solar and wind power, hydropower has been a constant energy source for man. Following is an overview of hydropower.

Crude Oil: Black Gold or Black Menace?

This article is an overview of the Crude Oil Market. It includes information on the history, environmental effects, oil pricing and the future outlook of the Crude Oil market.

Propane Gas Prices

So you thought the fuel in the white container attached to your barbecue grill is some cheap fuel? You were wrong! Propane is a versatile fuel and it does not come cheap. Today there is a rising demand for propane across many sectors, such as residential and commercial, petrochemicals, farming, transportation, and several other industries.

Cancel the National Credit

When your teenagers behave irresponsibly with their credit privileges, you tear up their cards, if you love them. If you love your humble public servants, you do quite the same.

Record Retention for Fannie and Freddie

Regulators are demanding that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac retain all records to allow regulators a peek at accounting any time, said the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight on Wednesday.