gas prices

Friday January 6, 2012

Pained By Prices At The Pump? They're Likely To Go Even Higher

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Ben Margot/AP

Pained By Prices At The Pump? They're Likely To Go Even Higher

January 6, 2012 • The U.S. average price for a gallon of gas was a record $3.513 in 2011. Stronger demand, tensions with Iran and other factors are expected to push the average up further in 2012.

Friday August 5, 2011

Volatile Market Week Brings Promise Of Cheaper Gas

August 5, 2011 • U.S. stock markets ended a week of steep declines with a volatile day of trading Friday. But for drivers, there's an upside to the market's losses: The price of gasoline is expected to fall as well, dragged down by the same fears that prompted the flight from stocks.

Monday May 9, 2011

Near Record Flooding In Memphis; Gas Prices Rise To $4 Per Gallon

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Mark Humphrey/AP

Near Record Flooding In Memphis; Gas Prices Rise To $4 Per Gallon

May 9, 2011 • The Mississippi river is expected to crest in Memphis Tuesday near record levels; the average price for regular gas reaches $4 a gallon; 12 people died in religious fighting in Cairo this weekend; tens of thousands of people turned out in Mexico City Sunday to protest drug violence

Thursday April 21, 2011

Gas At $6 A Gallon This Summer? It Could Happen, Analyst Warns

The $5 price point had already been reached Wednesday at a station in Washington, D.C. Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Gas At $6 A Gallon This Summer? It Could Happen, Analyst Warns

April 21, 2011 • A weak dollar, ongoing troubles in the Middle East and North Africa and rising demand from strengthening economies could combine to send prices well above the current $3.84 a gallon average.

Wednesday March 9, 2011

March 9th Show

March 9, 2011 • On Talk of the Nation, former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer joins the Political Junkie, and unrest in the Ivory Coast. In the second hour, rising gas prices and fallout from the NPR "gotcha" video.

Thursday March 3, 2011

Jobs Are Up, Sales Are Up — But So Are Gas Prices

Job seekers line up at a job fair in SeaTac, Wash. The number of people requesting unemployment benefits last week plunged to a nearly three-year low, bolstering hopes that companies will hire more this year. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Jobs Are Up, Sales Are Up — But So Are Gas Prices

March 3, 2011 • Weekly jobless benefit claims fell to their lowest point in nearly three years, and retailers report a strong February. But gas prices are now at a national average of $3.40.

Tuesday December 28, 2010

The Two-Way

$5 A Gallon Gas Forecast Has Ex-Shell Exec Making Headlines

December 28, 2010 • Stronger economic growth, rising demand and limits on oil exploration will combine to push the price up from about $3 a gallon today, he predicts.