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Got a dime? Businesses seek Treasury help with coin shortage

WASHINGTON (AP) — Got a dime you can spare? Coins are in short supply — again. Retailers, laundromats and other businesses that rely on coins want Americans to empty their piggy banks and look under couch cushions for extra change and "get coin moving." A group of trade associations ...

Gas Prices Climb

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gas prices climbed to new all-time record levels in New Jersey and around the nation after breaking records set in 2008 in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $4.37, ...

Shop local to spruce up home during Spring cleaning

Whether you are preparing your house for sale or simply doing a spring spruce up, buying local can help you tackle a range of projects from small to big. One of the easiest ways to breathe new life into a home is with fresh paint. According to Lisa Fink, with Fink’s Paint Store in ...

UAE to urge OPEC to consider boosting output

WASHINGTON — The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday it will urge OPEC to consider boosting oil output. The announcement followed a U.S. ban on imports of Russian oil, the latest in a series of sanctions designed to punish Russia for the war in Ukraine. Oil prices have risen sharply since ...

What would happen if the US banned Russian oil?

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Russia has intensified its war on Ukraine, killing civilians and triggering a mass refugee crisis, some U.S. officials across the political spectrum have called for a ban on imports of Russian fuel. Such a ban, they say, would be the best — perhaps only — way to ...

US markets set for lower open; oil prices continue to surge

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. markets were heading for a lower open Monday, following global markets as oil prices jumped and the conflict in Ukraine deepened amid mounting calls for harsher sanctions against Russia. Future contracts for the Dow Jones Industrials and S&P 500 both fell 0.6%. ...