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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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ThinkstockThe U.S. economy may default, causing a new recession. Mortgage problems also stemming from the federal government may slow housing sales and reverse the rise in prices of homes. And real...
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ThinkstockIt is the sort of record that most people would wish had never been set. According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), a gallon of regular gasoline in the United States has cost...
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ThinkstockAs we head into Labor Day weekend, gasoline prices nationally are down about 21 cents a gallon from last year to around $3.57 a gallon, according to GasBuddy.com. Marking the traditional...
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ThinkstockThe Syrian crisis drove oil prices to $111 a barrel. The crisis may well be worse if the U.S. strikes government installations there with drones. If Bashar al-Assad’s government reacts...
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ThinkstockThe point at which both consumers and experts start to panic about gasoline prices is when they top the psychological and economic barrier of $4 a gallon. A price of $3.99 is not nearly as...
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ThinkstockU.S. gasoline prices have fluctuated between $3.40 and $3.60 for the past few months. As of Tuesday, the average fuel price nationwide was $3.63 per gallon, up from $3.48 per gallon a week...
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ThinkstockMost of the focus on the rise in gas prices, caused by the surge in oil prices, has been the effect of the march toward $4 a gallon. The focus is misplaced, at least to the extent that in...
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ThinkstockEgypt is not much of an oil-producing nation. However, unrest there has caused oil prices to rise above $100 for the first time in months. Perhaps there is a fear that unrest in Egypt will...
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ThinkstockThat summer camping trip just got a little bit cheaper. The average price of a gallon of regular gas has dropped seven cents in the past week, from around $3.56 to $3.49. A month ago a...
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ThinkstockThe price of oil has dropped below $94 a barrel, and gasoline prices have been falling as well. The ongoing decline in gas prices in the United States may be helped by low travel levels...
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ThinkstockOne of the ironies of the current economic situation is that slow economies around the world have pushed the price of oil lower, and consequently with it, the future price of gasoline. The...
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ThinkstockIn the month of May so far, crude oil prices have risen nearly 2% after falling by 4% in April. In the past 30 days, the average price for a gallon of gasoline in the U.S. has fallen from...
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thinkstockToday’s report on U.S. crude oil and gasoline inventories underscores a story we have been trying to tell for several weeks now: crude oil and gasoline prices have nowhere to go but down....
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