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Gas prices jumped overnight - and are expected to keep rising - in states along the Gulf of Mexico as offshore oil rigs prepare to abandon ship ahead of Tropical Storm Gustav on Friday.

Officials in Texas and Louisiana have put their National Guardsmen on standby as Tropical Storm Gustav makes its way toward the U.S.

Gulf Coast. In New Orleans, officials said a mandatory evacuation might be necessary. Friday is the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina striking New Orleans.

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Oil prices turned higher Friday as Tropical Storm Gustav passed over Jamaica and threatened oil infrastructure in and around the Gulf of Mexico.

Stocks were poised to open lower on Friday, dragged down by a poor financial report by Dell after the previous session's close and oil prices that continued to trade higher as Tropical Storm Gustav churned in the Caribbean.

The American Red Cross of Central Texas is preparing for disaster response and possible evacuations ahead of Tropical Storm Gustav.

The possibility of Tropical Storm Gustav slamming into Texas as a powerful hurricane put the state and residents on alert as the deadly storm continued a path toward the Gulf...

With Tropical Storm Gustav setting its sights on the Gulf of Mexico, oil facilities in the region are facing their first major threat since 2005, when Hurricanes Rita and Katrina knocked out nearly every barrel of oil production and sent prices soaring to then-record levels.

Gov. Rick Perry has issued a disaster declaration for 61 counties as Texas prepares for a possible brush with Tropical Storm Gustav.

Tropical Storm Gustav is rebounding with renewed hurricane force on Thursday as it drives toward Jamaica.

Tropical Storm Gustav strengthens as it nears Jamaica, while the US city of New Orleans makes evacuation plans.