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Bay Bridge closure threatens to snarl traffic at least one more day

Officials warned Wednesday that the bridge linking the California cities of San Francisco and Oakland will likely remain closed Thursday morning, promising more delays for Bay Area commuters.

CNNMoney: Oil surges to 10-month high

Oil prices soared on Friday to their highest level since October as investors grow hopeful that a recovery of the world economy is in sight.

Fortune: LKQ: Top of the heap in auto salvage

The idea of making money from used auto parts conjures up images of thugs in chop shops tearing apart fancy stolen cars. But auto salvage is a perfectly respectable business, and Chicago-based LKQ has turned scavenging into a science. Since 1998 a group of former Waste Management executives have been revolutionizing a mom-and-pop industry by rolling up dozens of scrap yards that turn junkers into usable parts, and convincing insurance companies and body shops that recycled parts are just as good as ones straight from the manufacturer. After the company went public in 2003 the stock returned better than 500% through its peak early last year, landing LKQ (the name stands for Like Kind and Quality) at No. 58 on our 2008 Fastest-Growing Companies list. "Basically, they've got thousands of acres with a bunch of cars lying around," says analyst John R. Henderson of Morgan Keegan. "But there's a lot of money in ripping them apart."

CNNMoney: States lock in highway stimulus funds

Every state has committed at least half its highway stimulus funds so none will lose any of its allocation, the Obama administration said Thursday.

CNNMoney: States race clock on $19B in stimulus

Some 14 states have only a few weeks left to gain approval for highway projects or risk losing millions of stimulus dollars.

CNNMoney: Summer travel tips

More Americans are expected to travel by car this holiday season - an estimated 2.5% more than last year or 27 million people. And, even though gas has jumped by 30 cents a gallon over the past month, it's still far below last summer's $4 a gallon price levels.

NTSB: Design flaw led to Minnesota bridge collapse

Federal regulators said support plates that were about half as thick as they should have been were the likely cause of the August 1, 2007, bridge collapse in Minnesota that killed 13 people and injured 145.

CNNMoney: Americans ditching the car

Americans drove 9.6 billion fewer miles in May compared with a year earlier, according to a report Monday from the Federal Highway Administration.

Time.com: Calif.: Cell Headsets Needed for Drivers

Millions of California motorists have had to put down their cell phones or risk a ticket as a new law takes effect requiring hands-free devices for those behind the wheel

CNNMoney: Gas prices up a dime in 2 weeks

The average price of gasoline rose nearly 10 cents over the past two weeks, according to a survey released Sunday.

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