Gasoline prices continue to rise, and most analysts expect to see gas easily surpass its 2008 record high of $4.11 a gallon before all is said and done. With oil trading just shy of $109 a barrel (as of the time of writing this oil is trading at $108.34 a barrel), it is little doubt that high gasoline prices are here to stay for a while, and with the high demand ...

It's a positive day for the overall market, and several big name stocks are riding the positivity to hit new 52 week highs in today's session. Here are a few stocks that have traded up to new 52 week highs: Frontier Oil Corporation (FTO) : The stock hit a new 52 week high today of $29.47, and is currently trading up 3.2% to $29.47, up $0.91. Oil prices are up $0.65 ...

The market is poised for another positive day as investors react to revised GDP numbers which show that the economy grew faster than previously thought at the end of last year. According to the Commerce Department, the economy grew at 3.1% during the fourth quarter, which is higher than analysts had been expecting to see. Going into today's report analysts had been expecting to see revised GDP output of 3.0%. Last month ...

Despite being hit with some seriously unfavorable employment data today, Wall Street made strong gains to close out the week today. The DOW was up 2.7% today, the NSADAQ inched up 2.9%, and the S&P posted a rise of 2.7%. Earlier in the day, it appeared as though we may be in store for a sell off when the Labor Department released unemployment data for January. In its report, it said that ...