Gasoline Prices

Oil blows through $80 point of resistance

Shelby Bateson — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:26:25 -0500

Commodities are rallying again today on Wall Street. Brent crude oil has blown through the key point of resistance of $80 per barrel, while wholesale gasoline prices are following along and have broken through $2.00 per gallon. Oil is currently trading at $81.37 per barrel. Gas is at $2.0602.

Gasoline Stations Set Prices to Match a Small Number of Other Stations

harminka — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:10:25 -0500

For many years, there have been competition concerns regarding how retail gasoline prices are set in the U.S. and Canada. Consumers have complained about the perceived uniformity of retail gas prices and the perception that retailers raise their prices at the same time.

Limits on futures trading could boost gas prices, expert says

harminka — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:20:09 -0500

Proposals to reign in wallet-draining gasoline prices by curbing speculation in oil markets would likely increase costs at the pump instead of trimming them, a University of Illinois economist says.

Good News about $4 Gas? Fewer Traffic Accidents

harminka — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:23:27 -0500

As unwelcome as they are, higher gasoline prices do come with a plus side - fewer deaths from car accidents, says a researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

Americans Cut Back On Driving As Gas Prices All Time High

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:05:16 -0500

Faced with ever-rising gasoline prices, more and more Americans are cutting back on driving. We're taking shorter vacations and turning to buses, subways, light-rail trains, motorcycles – even bicycles – to get around town.

Higher gasoline prices mostly caused by falling supply

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:38:24 -0500

I have been thinking that increasing world-wide demand was causing oil prices to rise, but I was wrong. The main reason that oil prices have been rising is the constriction of oil supply.

Study finds continuing upward pressure on retail gasoline prices

harminka — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:45:28 -0500

With the price of a barrel of oil hovering around $120, U.S. drivers can expect to pay more at the pump in the near future, according to a new study by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Gasoline Prices Climbing in US

seher — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:36:06 -0600

Gasoline prices in the U.S. are at a seven-month high after oil prices spiked above $100 a barrel last week.

Gas War Turns Deadly

Ian McGuffick — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:34:26 -0600

A confrontation between two rival gas stations employees resulted in the fatal shooting of one owner, reports say, following an ongoing rivalry for business.

FTC and Antitrust Division Report on Gasoline Price Increases of 2006

Anastvatz — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:29:50 -0500

FTC, Antitrust Division Send Report to President on Factors Explaining National Average Gasoline Price Increases During Spring and Summer of 2006

Gasoline Prices Eased in US

Anastvatz — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:56:27 -0500

U.S. average retail gasoline prices fell 17 cents per gallon as Midwest refiners recovered from recent difficulties and produced more gas, according to an industry analyst.