Driven by high prices and new drilling methods, U.S. production of crude and other liquid hydrocarbons is on track to rise 7 percent this year to an average of 10.9 million barrels per day. That would mark the fourth year of increasing domestic... Full Story

Despite campaign rhetoric, pipelines are being built, albeit reluctantly in some places. Even in Texas, battles are brewing over Keystone XL pipeline. TransCanada, the company proposing the controversial project, wants to pump oil from north of the... Full Story

Over the past few years, U.S. agriculture has been a bright spot in dismal economic times. But that doesn’t mean the farm sector is above the fray of campaign rhetoric. Full Story

The notion of recession reared its ugly head again this week as bureaucrats and investors had give and take in the marketplace. Full Story

Despite higher fuel prices and the worst housing slump in 16 years, the U.S economy appears to be on stable ground. Full Story