Americans can expect gasoline prices to drop as school buses start rolling through neighborhoods across the country.
With most family vacations wrapping up and teen drivers going back to class, gasoline demand will wane and prices should fall after Labor Day. One expert says prices could drop as much as 15 cents a gallon.
The average retail price for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline was $2.724 a gallon Friday, according to AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service. It has dropped about 4.6 cents in the past week but is still 10 cents more than it was a year ago.
Over the next month, motorists could see prices fall 10 cents to 15 cents a gallon unless there's a sudden increase in oil prices and in investors' confidence in the global economy, predicted Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at Oil Price Information Service. Oil prices have dropped about $7 per barrel over the past two weeks as economic data signal a slowing economic recovery.
BANKS: Regulators shut 4 more institutions
Regulators have shut down a big community bank based in Chicago that has been known for its social activism but racked by financial troubles in recent months. It was the 114th U.S. bank to fail this year.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Friday took over ShoreBank, with $2.16 billion in assets. Urban Partnership Bank, a new institution based in Chicago, agreed to assume ShoreBank's deposits and nearly all its assets.
The FDIC also seized Community National Bank at Bartow, in Bartow, Fla., and Independent National Bank of Ocala, Fla. The FDIC also seized Imperial Savings and Loan Association of Martinsville, Va.
AVIATION: Delta adds fancier fare at LaGuardia
Forget about greasy french fries, soggy pizza or that sandwich that's been sitting out for hours. Filet mignon, crispy duck confit and crab cakes are taking off at the airport.
Delta Air Lines is putting 13 new restaurants, bars and cafés in its New York LaGuardia Airport terminal by next summer, opening the first four this morning.