Gas hike miffs many, but USA still is sitting pretty

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A nationwide increase in the prices of gasoline, up to $1.40 per gallon in California, has caused a number of complaints from vehicle owners and operators. Crude oil closed at $30.25 per barrel on Feb 18, 2000, the first time that it broke the $30-mark since 1991 but still significantly higher than the $10.72 per barrel price it had in Dec 1998. Despite the increases, however, economists are saying that, compared to earlier years, the prices of gasoline and other fuel products in the US continuous to be less expensive.

Commodity & service prices, Petroleum Refineries, Gasoline

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Could $1 worth of nylon have saved people's lives?

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A federal safety investigation is being conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to look into possible defects in Firestone ATX, ATX II and Wilderness tires. Reports of four deaths and complaints due to accidents caused by the peeling of the tire treads have triggered the probe and the possible recall of the tires by Firestone. Experts claim that nylon belts placed between the rubber and the steel belts could have prevented the problem.

Tires, Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.

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Continental to replace 16-inch Lincoln Navigator tires

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Continental General Tire Inc will announce on Sep 19, 2000 the details of free replacement of its 16-inch Contitrac AS tires on Ford Motor Co's Lincoln Navigator sport-utility vehicles worldwide. On Sep 14, USA Today reported that said tires were linked in four tread-separation accidents by owners and dealers in Saudi Arabia. However, Continental and Ford stress that the move does not involve tread separation.

Light Truck Radial Tires, OE, Original equipment tires, Light truck tires, Continental General Tire Inc.

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