The price of fuel is hurting everyone: missed vacations and business trips for people who now can't afford to fly, the airlines losing revenue and having to cut flights, the hotels and restaurants who don't have vacationers...

The fear of a recession is causing a lot of people to change their habits. Some people, including me, would say it’s already here. Shopping is slowing, as evidenced by February’s retail sales being down by 0.6%....