Emirates reports 52 percent jump in profits
The Dubai-based Emirates airline says its annual net profit rose by 52 percent as the carrier's fast growth outpaced rising fuel costs. Full story
Dominion seeks fuel rate hike for Va. customers
Dominion Virginia Power says it's asking state regulators to increase what the utility charges customers to recover its fuel costs for the first time in two years. Full story
Spirit Air Earnings Soar
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Rent-A-Center 1Q profit falls; cuts 2013 guidance
Furniture and electronics rental company Rent-A-Center said Monday that its first-quarter net income fell, and it cut its 2013 guidance, saying that delayed tax refunds and high fuel prices meant less money in its customers' pockets. Full story
Indonesia struggles to solve politically toxic fuel subsidy problem
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Scraping out a living on $5 a day, taxi driver Sukarjo fears losing what many poor Indonesians see as the main economic help they get from their government: a subsidy that allows for Asia's cheapest fuel prices. Full story
Exclusive: Dish Network buys propane-powered trucks for fleet
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Satellite TV provider DISH Network Corp is purchasing 200 propane-powered vehicles from Roush CleanTech to reduce its fuel costs and carbon emissions, the company told Reuters this week. Full story
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