US heating bills up, but federal aid down
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At least seven states are completely out of assistance money or will be soon.
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The US economy is expanding but the performance is patchy as roaring energy prices begin to stifle spending, the Federal Reserve's Beige Book survey showed.
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The U.S. average retail price for home heating oil soared 5.4 cents over the past week to a record $3.40 a gallon, the government said on Wednesday.
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US says winter heating bills will be higher, but not by as much as feared. WASHINGTON  - US consumers still face sharply higher home heating bills this winter, but prices will be somewhat lower than
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As if $2 a gallon gasoline hasn&#39;t been bad enough, people now should be bracing for sharply higher heating bills this winter whether they use oil or natural gas to warm their homes.
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LONDON -- British Gas on Tuesday announced sharp increases in domestic natural gas and electricity bills, blaming part of them on the high cost of wholesale gasoline.
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U.S. consumer prices rose modestly  in November as a surge in energy costs a month earlier  moderated, the Labor Department said on Friday.
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The U.S. winter will be longer and slightly colder than the last, private forecasters say, spelling a spike in heating oil and natural gas demand even as high oil prices drive up the cost of heating.
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British Gas on Tuesday announced sharp increases in domestic natural gas and electricity bills, blaming part of them on the high cost of wholesale gasoline.
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U.S. residential heating oil prices  declined for the second week in a row and refineries have more  crude oil supplies to increase their heating fuel inventories  for the winter, the government said on Wednesday.
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Despite a mild winter so far, New Yorkersâ heating bills are up as a result of the rising price of oil and natural gas.
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Consumers face uncertainty over what they will be paying for their gas and electricity this winter.
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Most households and businesses will pay more for heating this winter as the prices of crude oil and other energy sources continue to rise.
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WASHINGTON - Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in auction yesterday with rates on three-month bills rising while six-month bills dropped to the lowest level in two years.
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U.S. consumer prices rose more than expected in January despite a dip in energy prices, as medical costs jumped, according to a Labor Department report on Wednesday that revived worries of inflation.
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WASHINGTON -- Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in yesterday's auction, with rates on six-month bills rising and rates on three-month bills dropping to the lowest level since early June.
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Unable to extend tax breaks as part of a broad energy bill two months ago, lawmakers are trying to attach some of them to an emergency economic aid package containing rebates for millions of taxpayers.