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ThinkstockPremium gasoline prices have risen above $4 in eight states, raising the concern that consumer spending could be damaged by the trend. At the same time, the price of regular has also...
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ThinkstockBetter access to crude oil, driven by shale oil and refinery capacity, were supposed to slow or reverse the rising price of gasoline well before the summer driving season. That has not...
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Based on the current trend, more than half of Americans will soon pay $3.50 or more for a gallon of regular. And it is hard to make the case that will not bite into what people have to spend beyond...
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ThinkstockIn a sign that oil prices and an extremely cold winter have affected gasoline prices, those prices are now more than $3 per gallon for regular in all 50 states. Even states in which the...
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ThinkstockGasoline prices continue to rise, mostly in lockstep with oil, which has surged to more than $100 per barrel. The price for a gallon of regular moved above $3 in all 50 states several days...
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In a sign that gasoline prices may not take a predicted dip, the cost of a gallon of regular has moved above $3 in all 50 states, even the ones near refineries and large oil fields. That may well be...
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Gasoline prices have not risen enough to effect the economy. And they may not come near $3.50 or $3.60 a gallon at all this year. But prices are rising again, and it is very hard to argue the trend...
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The number of states in which the price of an average gallon of regular gasoline is below $3 has dropped to three. The probable causes are a rise in oil prices and limited refinery capacity for...
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Despite a disappointing 2013 in the energy sector, Merrill Lynch analysts are reasonably positive about the sector for 2014. In a new research report, they list of some specific energy sector themes...
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As a record number of Americans hit the road during the year-end holiday season, gas prices have been flat for a month and at the same relatively low level they were a year ago.
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ThinkstockThe U.S. economy has benefited for some time from cheap oil, fueled by historically weak demand in China, crumpled demand in Europe and the rise of shale. However, the price of crude has...
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ThinkstockGasoline prices can be influenced by the price of oil, the location of refineries, transportation costs and state gas taxes, among other things. These elements combined have taken the price...
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ThinkstockGasoline prices are close to their lowest levels in nearly three years. They have plummeted from more than $3.60 per gallon at the end of the summer to just $3.22 per gallon. The cost of a...
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ThinkstockThe media is full of analysis of why a drop in gasoline prices may help gross domestic product (GDP). Most of that analysis is flawed because it does not look at the numbers state by state....
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ThinkstockGasoline prices have started to head back toward $3, mostly because of falling oil prices and the anticipation that fracking will make the global inventory of petroleum grow. The drop...
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