States Raising Cigarette, Gas and Sales Taxes
More states are hiking tax rates on the sale of retail items, gasoline and cigarettes according to a recent survey of state consumption taxes.
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What It Costs to Fill 'Er Up Around the World
Americans may grumble about paying the current average of $2.72 a gallon. But that's way better than what folks in Eritrea are forking over: $9.59. However, Venezuelans barely pay anything -- gas there goes for 6 cents a gallon. Here's DailyFinance's exclusive list of gas prices in 34 cities worldwide.
GM Goes VC: Automaker Starts $100 Million Fund
A newly energized GM is setting up a $100 million investment fund to bet on technologies that the automaker hopes will enable it to launch desirable, more fuel efficient cars -- and do so faster than its competitors.
All Dow 10,000s Aren't Created Equal
No wonder stock market cheerleaders don't want us to look at 2009's Dow 10K in terms of purchasing power: The results are sobering. For example, 1999's Dow 10K bought 8,300 gallons of gasoline, but 2009's version buys just 4,000.
