By Paul Davidson Oil prices plummeted nearly 10% Monday as the House rejected the White House's proposed bailout of financial markets, stoking fears of a deep, lingering economic slump that would stifle energy demand.

By James R. Healey and Barbara Hagenbaugh The average price of gasoline set a record Monday, joining the prices of oil and diesel fuel in high-price territory that threatens an already shaky U.S. economy. Americans were paying a nationwide average of $3.225 for regular, the U.S.

By Daniel Wagner, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Sep. 27--Long Island gasoline prices rose slightly this week, according to the American Automobile Association's Daily Fuel Gauge Report, but crude oil and other energy futures dropped sharply after an Energy Department report that U.S.

By Daniel Wagner, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Sep. 26--Long Island gasoline prices rose slightly this week, according to the American Automobile Association's Daily Fuel Gauge Report, but crude oil and other energy futures dropped sharply following an Energy Department report that U.S.

WASHINGTON - Crude-oil futures rallied more than $1 a barrel on Friday and the price of natural gas regained some ground after sinking a day earlier to its lowest level in four-and-a-half months.