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Friday, February 01, 2013  Gas prices jump drastically in both Missouri and Iowa.

Monday, July 16, 2012  Weekly gas price update and what exactly crude oil get turned into.

Friday, June 22, 2012  A look at gas prices around the Heartland and the trend for this summer.

Friday, March 30, 2012  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Monday, March 21, 2011  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Friday, November 05, 2010  Oil rises above $87 in Asia to reach highest level since early May on Fed bond plan

Tuesday, March 02, 2010  Stocks rose for a third day Tuesday as more corporate takeover activity signaled that the economy is recovering.

Thursday, December 10, 2009  Oil spill, rupture in pipeline in Alaska's North Slope likely caused by ice

Monday, September 14, 2009  Natural gas prices spike 13 percent even with storage facilities bulging

Friday, January 30, 2009  Exxon Mobil is reporting a profit of $45.2 billion for 2008, breaking its own record for full-year earnings by a U.S. company.

Friday, December 19, 2008  Brown told an energy summit in London that the wild variation in crude prices was the "most pressing challenge"

Friday, November 14, 2008  An OPEC official says the group plans to meet in a special session Nov. 29 to consult on the rapid erosion of the price of crude.