First Lady and Wal-Mart partner on a healthy foods program

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/20/AR2011012005578.html

This article talks about how Michelle Obama is working with Wal-Mart to provide it's customers with healthier foods. She wants Wal-Mart to try and sell less foods with sugar, sodium, and trans. fats. Also, opening more stores in urban areas like New York City rather than rural areas. Since Wal-Mart has the support and publicity of Michelle Obama, then maybe the store in NYC will be a success and it will multiply within each city. As Wal-Mart becomes more popular the more stores and quantity are demanded and so the prices will decrease. The healthy living aspect will also draw customers in to buying more products from Wal-Mart, since many people these days are focused on healthy living and eating smarter. This will also cause an increase in Wal-Mart customers. Wal-Mart has also emerged in carbon reduction and improving fuel efficiency to its supply trucks and eventually produce no waste at all. Some environmentally conscious people will like that new aspect of Wal-Mart and start shopping there as an effect. This will help the money production for Wal-Mart and customer satisfaction.

Gas prices are raised as price of oil climbs

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-0104-oil-gas-rising-20110104,0,7096207.story

This article shows that as the price of oil increases so does the gasoline we buy to fuel our cars to go to work, school, grocery store, and other places we need to be. The predicted price of gasoline for 2011 is 100$ a barrel. This is very high compared to last year, but in 2008 we hit $100.64. The price of gas prices per barrel will most likely hit 100$, but not any more than that. If it does go higher, then the consumers will cut back on buying gasoline which will make the prices drop back down some. This rise in gasoline and oil prices may be an effect of our economic recession and scarce resources. The more consumer demand of oil to make gas, the more the workers have to get the oil then refine it to produce gas. There isn't an infinite amount of it just to waste, like the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico recently. That's most likely why prices have raised and will raise even more throughout this year, to make some people cut back on driving because it is a scarce resource. Also it may make people save money in the long run, because most people try to find many ways to save money these days no matter if it is two cents or $20.