Disappointing back-to-school sales and decreases in stock futures indicate economic recovery may be slower than expected through August. Today the Associated Press reported Dow Jones Industrial futures fell 48 points on Wednesday. The Standard & Poors 500 Index lost six points, heading for its first weekly loss in seven weeks. Nasdaq composite futures dropped 11 …read more.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is set to announce new regulations that would force the average gas mileage of new cars and trucks to nearly double in the next 13 years. The rules, first proposed last year, would require new cars and trucks to average 54.5 miles per gallon in combined city and highway …read more.