SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- An insurance study has once again found that Sioux Falls has the safest drivers in the nation, marking the third straight year that South Dakota's largest city has topped the list. ... (07/01/2008)

DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. soundly beat Toyota Motor Corp. in June to retain its traditional U.S. sales lead, but GM sales still dropped 18.2 percent during a dismal month for most large automakers. ... (07/01/2008)

MADRID, Spain -- Oil supplies will remain tight despite record prices and reduced demand, even though costly crude is putting a crimp in world consumption, the International Energy Agency said ... (07/01/2008)

Oil prices surged past $143 a barrel for the first time ever today, and the price for a gallon of gas hit an all-time high in the United States. ... (06/30/2008)

DEARBORN, Mich. -- Every morning, just after getting coffee, Mark Fields fires up his laptop to pore over a computer model showing real-time U.S. auto sales figures. ... (06/30/2008)