Union workers at Tesoro’s Anacortes, Washington refinery have authorized their representatives to call for a strike, one month after rejecting a new contract over benefit issues.
While President Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney in most head-to-head polls, CNBC’s latest All-America Economic Survey shows the president is still vulnerable on critical pocketbook issues.
Gas prices have pushed the economy into the early stages of demand destruction, said Richard Hastings, a consumer strategist at Global Hunter Securities. He said he expects to see a mild reduction in retail sales growth starting in May.