SAPPORO, Japan (AP) - Between surging oil prices, food inflation and a credit crunch that's depressed global growth, leaders from the Group of Eight economic powers face the gravest combination of economic woes in at least a decade when they gather next

Reeling from the sticker shock of everything from gas and electric bills to a tank of gas and a jug of milk, many people are turning to home energy audits to show them how to save.

SAPPORO, Japan (AP) -- Between surging oil prices, food inflation and a credit crunch that's depressed global growth, leaders from the Group of Eight economic powers face the gravest combination of economic woes in at least a decade when they gather on M

“In April machine shops did not grow but the delinquency rate on machine tool leases declined while staying at a low level about one-sixth of the rate on home mortgages,” Harry Moser, chairman of Agie Charmilles said.

By Mella McEwen Oil Editor Midland and Odessa economies continue to thrive as the foundation of the area's economy -- crude and natural gas -- continues to see record prices.