Airfares Rise 12 Percent Since 2009 as Fees Grow
Domestic roundtrip fares average $363.42 last year up $7 from the prior year. Inflation outpaced at 1.5 percent, marking the fourth straight year of higher prices. Airlines cut unprofitable routes, merged and filled planes, lifting seats to paying passengers to 84 percent. Extra fees for bags seats and meals add about $50 per roundtrip, totaling $3.4 billion annually.
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Oil dips below 94 after biggest New Year gain
Oil prices eased on Thursday with U S benchmark crude down 21 cents to 93 96 a barrel on the N Y M E after a 1 58 rise to 94 17 on Wednesday Brent crude fell 52 cents to 105 75 Analysts cited the EIA report showing a 77 million barrel weekly supply drop as the prior week's spur.
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OPEC expects higher oil demand while US gas dips
OPEC estimated global oil demand will rise by about 1 million barrels daily, up from 2013’s 900000 barrel increase, with supply growth and a small revision to non-OPEC supply. In the United States, the nationwide average gasoline price fell by one penny to 3.30 dollars per gallon, though it remains 8 cents higher than a month earlier.
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PepsiCo scraps natural line of Gatorade products
PepsiCo announced it will discontinue Gatorade Naturals and G2 Naturals as they failed to resonate with athletes. The line, sold in limited Whole Foods and Kroger locations, used sea salt and was marketed as natural.
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