michael coscia used an abusive and illegal trading strategy known as "layering" to place thousands of false orders. he made a profit close to $300,000. he was fined around $903,000. gas prices have soared like a fourth of july bottle-rocket. nationwide, the price of a gallon has gone up 20 cents since the holiday. in chicago, regular is now around $4.40 a gallon - premium nearly $4.80. analysts say a chainri from texas to canada has allowed the inventory to drop sharply from record levels in may. also, oil traders say unrest in egypt has driven up the cost of insuring tankers through the suez canal. "it's the same every year. we're resigned to it. you have to drive, you have to pay, and every summer, the price goes up." "at this point, i just expect it to go up and down for no reason." barring any severe storms in the gulf, analysts say they expect production to pick up and for prices to begin falling in about three weeks. in a never-ending quest to cut costs, united airlines will now adjust the wings on its fleet of aircraft. the company will install angled tips on jet wings to impro