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With gas prices shooting ever higher, cities such as Chicago, Las Vegas and Miami have either allowed cab drivers to levy fuel surcharges or are considering them. But in New York, where the drivers of the nation's largest cab fleet are struggling to make ends meet, officials say a surcharge isn't even being considered.

Riders, pay carefully! Taxis in New York City quietly changed the payment screen that appears at the end of a ride. Gone is the option for the traditional 15% tip. Now, the lowest tip option offered to riders is for 20%, and absurdly, a 30% is listed as a reasonable choice. Well into the 21st...

Credit cards will take a traveler a long way in our cashless society -- as long as that traveler isn't trying to take a cab in Las Vegas. Taxis remain among the last holdouts in U.S. society's transition to plastic, a lesson travel writer Randy Diamond has learned the hard way.

Finally, a movie tie-in we can use. CBS Films is offering free taxi rides in Manhattan on Monday, April 19, to promote its new romantic comedy "The Back-up Plan," according to the publicity firm 42West. Passengers will also receive a souvenir. All you have to do is hail a cab in Manhattan that...

During Congressional testimony Thursday, top executives from Comcast and NBC Universal pledged to restore the luster of the beleaguered Peacock Network, which has suffered through low ratings, a dearth of hit shows, and most recently, the Leno-Conan debacle.

Stocks my kids should buy if I die. ______________________ The always interesting David Merkel insists the dollar is not dead yet. ______________________ The flip side is the equally interesting Big Picture, which shows us that gold, inflation-adjusted, still has a ways to go before reaching its...

And you thought the blasting radio in the taxi could get annoying. Gambling site 888.com has plastered 375 London cabs with its logo, and according to the New York Times, taken it to the next level with 10 of those cab drivers: "The drivers may seek to engage passengers in conversation about poker....