Gasoline Nears $2 Ahead of Election
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U.S. retail gasoline prices rose close  to $2 a gallon on Friday, near their record, intensifying the  spotlight on sizzling energy costs ahead of the presidential  election.
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But prices are poised to start falling before Labor Day, publisher of Lundberg survey says. (CNN) - The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline rose half a cent during the past two weeks, to $1.
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Gasoline prices have jumped 33 cents a gallon across the United States over the past month -- the result of higher crude oil prices, greater demand and fears of shortages.
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The average US retail price of gasoline fell 2.67 cents in the past two weeks, its first decline since early September due to increased crude oil production, a leading industry analyst said on Sunday.
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Gas prices have dropped by nearly 25 percent since mid-July, putting the issue at the forefront of the midterm elections.
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US gasoline prices fell about 3 cents in the past two weeks to an average of $2.01 per gallon as worldwide supplies of crude oil increased, an industry analyst said yesterday.
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U.S. average retail gasoline prices  rose more than 6 cents a gallon in the last two weeks, but  further increases are likely to be modest in the short term  unless OPEC cuts production again, according to an industry  analyst.
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Some Americans are suspicious that recent steep declines in gasoline prices might be the result of political manipulation, since the savings at the gas pump come just weeks before critical midterm US elections.
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The U.S. retail price for gasoline   fell to an average $2.38 a gallon, dropping for the seventh   week in a row, and could decline another 23 cents by   mid-October, the government said on Monday.
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The average retail price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States cost 2.03 cents less last week than two weeks before, but prices are set to move up as crude oil prices rise, an industry analyst said on Sunday.
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In mid-May with gasoline prices at $2.95 a gallon and rising, 15 percent of Americans listed high fuel prices as their top concern, outstripping terrorism. And much of the public seemed ready to vent its wrath on President Bush and the Republican-led Congress. According to this theory, the... Are...
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Candidates are touting their political independence, blaming incumbents for high gas prices and warning moderate voters of a possible liberal takeover of Congress in a current wave of advertising that is revealing some themes for the final weeks before Election Day.
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Over the summer, rising oil prices meant higher gasoline costs for drivers in the United States. This winter, as crude oil touched $53 a barrel today, they will translate into higher heating bills for American households.
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Gas prices nudged upward about half a penny in the last two weeks after dropping more than 20 cents since May 21, but another price spike is not expected due to a decline in crude oil prices, an industry analyst said Sunday.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Gasoline prices have jumped above $3 a gallon in some parts of California and Hawaii, and might hit that level elsewhere in the country when the busy summer driving season approaches.
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LOS ANGELES -- Gasoline prices have climbed nearly 8 cents a gallon in the past two weeks because of record-high crude oil prices, and they are likely to continue rising, an industry analyst said yesterday.
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As if $2 a gallon gasoline hasn&#39;t been bad enough, people now should be bracing for sharply higher heating bills this winter whether they use oil or natural gas to warm their homes.