
Iraq civil war fuels higher gas prices
The Iraq civil war is fueling higher pump prices in the U.S. The national average price for regular unleaded gasoline rose to $3.68 per gallon Friday, up three cents from one week ago.

The Iraq civil war is fueling higher pump prices in the U.S. The national average price for regular unleaded gasoline rose to $3.68 per gallon Friday, up three cents from one week ago.

This week marked the 50th anniversary of the modern self-serve fueling station with the national average price for regular unleaded gas dropping a penny from last week to $3.65 per gallon.

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Togar Tarpeh had hardly started school when, in 1989, the civil war in Liberia reached the capital, Monrovia. His family fled the city before he’d finished second grade, and they didn’t know when they’d return

As the summer driving season gets underway, most Americans are enjoying lower gas prices then they might have expected earlier this spring

Pain at the pump continued to ease this week as prices dropped for the fifth consecutive week, extending a sharp decline that has eased fears that prices would be headed into record

Gas prices continued their steady climb this week, coming within a nickel of last year’s high of $3.98 per gallon (reached in early May). The national average price for regular grade gasoline rose 4 cents this week to $3.93 per gallon Friday. Prices remain 20 cents higher than month ago prices, 31 cents higher than…

Prices at the pump increased slightly this week amidst national and international economic volatility. The national average for regular grade gasoline reached $3.71 Friday, up a penny from last week, up 17cents from a month ago and 97 cents higher than year-ago prices. Gas prices remain 40 cents below the all-time record high of $4.11/gallon…

After reaching new-record highs earlier this month, gas prices have continued to decline for the second straight week, which is welcome news for the 31 million Americans who plan to travel by car this Memorial Day weekend. Since reaching a spring high of $3.98 per gallon on May 4th, prices at the pump have dropped…
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