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Stocks looked set for a sharp decline at Friday's open as AIG's big loss raised credit jitters and soaring oil prices fanned inflation concerns.

Stocks looked set for a sharp decline at Friday's open as AIG's big loss raised credit jitters and soaring oil prices fanned inflation concerns.

Retail gasoline prices have jumped to yet another record high, auto group AAA's Web site showed Friday.

Last week, the federal government began sending out more than $100 billion in "tax rebates" to millions of Americans in an effort to stimulate the sluggish economy.

These days, more and more people are saying "Charge it."

U.S. stocks looked set for a sharp decline at Friday's open as AIG's big loss raised credit jitters and soaring oil prices fanned inflation concerns.

There may not be much talk about vacations at Lehman Brothers these days, but when i-bankers start thinking about tee times and tanning again, VP Dan Guertin could find himself more popular than most of his colleagues. The reason? He's Lehman's chief meteorologist.