CURRITUCK, N.C. (WAVY) – Five times a day, the Knotts Island Ferry crosses the Currituck Sound. On board are both tourists and locals. The ferry connects the Currituck mainland to Knotts Island. Due to higher fuel prices,

Nat-gas prices retreated on Friday amid abundant US stockpiles and reduced flows to export terminals, which will further boost US domestic supplies. As of May 29, nat-gas inventories were +5.7% above their 5-year seasonal average,

The next major rise in gas prices came in the 2000s, the result of swirling pressures from the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq following the terror attacks of Sept. 11, the fossil fuel-hungry growth in India and China and natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina.

Two words from the CEO of America’s largest retailer carry a lot of weight. John Furner, who took over as Walmart’s chief executive in February 2026, was speaking to reporters during the company’s annual shareholder week in Bentonville, Arkansas. And what he said about the American consumer was direct.

American Airlines has become the latest carrier to thin its schedule as the cost of jet fuel keeps climbing. According to the Associated Press, the airline is temporarily suspending some of its routes this summer,

Western sanctions on Russian energy exports have had a more limited effect than initially projected, and the reasons why matter for anyone trying to understand where global oil prices are heading and how geopolitics is reshaping fuel costs at the pump.

People refuse to buy gas station snacks like beef jerky and even sushi after seeing fuel prices. Americans are looking for cheaper alternatives!