Todd C. Frankel

Articles by Todd C. Frankel

At above $4 a gallon, gas prices have never been this high so late in the year - The Washington Post

Business August 14, 2026

The national average for gasoline stood at $4.03 a gallon Wednesday, AAA said. That marks the first time gas prices have been above the $4 mark this late in the year, according to GasBuddy petroleu�...

Good news for nervous fliers: More planes get emergency auto-land tech - The Washington Post

Business July 27, 2026

In 1999, a Learjet 35 carrying professional golfer Payne Stewart and five others flew wildly off-course for nearly four hours before crashing into a field in South Dakota. The plane heading from Orl�...

As fuel prices rise, a new technique of gas theft is spreading - The Washington Post

Business April 18, 2026

Tasi Malala was driving with his girlfriend to grab some breakfast outside Scottsdale, Arizona, last month when he noticed that his Toyota pickup was very low on gas and quickly getting lower. He pul�...

Stock market hits all-time high as Dow closes above 50,000 - The Washington Post

Business February 8, 2026

The U.S. stock market ended a bumpy week with a bang, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 50,000 for the first time. The Dow crossed the threshold an important psychological barrier ear�...

What a top food safety expert won’t order for dinner - The Washington Post

Business December 15, 2025

Bill Marler studied the dinner menu with professional care as he sat down to eat recently at Ramsays Kitchen, an upscale restaurant in St. Louis from celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. Marler, an attorne�...