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mahatmakanejeeves

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Wed Jul 11, 2018, 09:41 AM Jul 2018

Rising Gas Prices Raise Concerns for U.S. Economy

Rising Gas Prices Raise Concerns for U.S. Economy

Drivers across the U.S. are paying as much as $2.96 a gallon on average, the most since 2014

By Stephanie Yang

https://twitter.com/stephanieayang
stephanie.yang@wsj.com

Updated July 11, 2018 6:16 a.m. ET

The highest retail gas prices in years are raising concerns about one of the longest-running U.S. economic expansions on record.

Drivers across the U.S. have paid as much as $2.96 a gallon on average this year, the most since 2014. Prices have climbed to $3.63 in California and $3.39 in Washington, states where prices tend to be higher because of factors such as higher taxes, environmental regulations requiring cleaner fuel and a lack of pipelines that transport oil west.

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Rising Gas Prices Raise Concerns for U.S. Economy (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 OP
They always go up with a Republican in the WH Sherman A1 Jul 2018 #1
Not really. OnlinePoker Jul 2018 #3
Right click on the first link. SamKnause Jul 2018 #2
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