A sign displays fuel prices at a gas station in Arlington, Va., on March 16. President Biden announced on Thursday the country's largest-ever release from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Thursday
Friday
Gabriela Chirinos places the handle back on the pump after filling her vehicle with gas at a Miami Shell station on Nov. 22, 2021. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he would ask state lawmakers to temporarily "zero out" state gas taxes next year. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
A statue of a pumpjack and drilling rig sits next to a gas station in Odessa, Texas, on March 13. U.S. oil companies are under pressure to drill more, but they are constrained in how much they can do. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Here are 3 reasons why Big Oil can't just drill more to ease the pain at the gas pump
Friday
A customer pumps gasoline into his car in Gulfport, Miss., on Feb. 19. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
Gas prices have been increasing since the start of the war in Ukraine. David Schaper/NPR hide caption
Gas prices are near record highs. A fuel tax holiday could give consumers some relief
Wednesday
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is pictured during his renomination hearing with the Senate Banking Committee in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 11. The Fed raised interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since 2018. Brendan Smialowski/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time since 2018
Monday
Ride-share companies Lyft and Uber announced they will add a temporary surcharge on their rides to help their drivers deal with the rise in gas prices. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Average gas prices have topped $4 nationwide, prompting some remote workers to question whether they really need to return to the office. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
High gas prices present another hurdle in bringing workers back to the office
Thursday
Argenis Dominguez fueling up his SUV at a gas station in Boston. He drives Uber for a living and says the higher gas prices mean less money in his pocket. Chris Arnold hide caption
Wednesday
A man pumps gas at a Giant Eagle GetGo in Mount Lebanon, Pa., on Monday. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
Wednesday
Gas prices reach over $5 a gallon at a station in Los Angeles on Friday. Oil prices continue to surge after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with some analysts describing market conditions as verging on "panic." Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
Gasoline prices are displayed at a Chevron gas station in downtown Los Angeles on Feb. 18. Crude oil prices are surging toward $100 a barrel, raising the prospect of even higher gasoline prices. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
Sunday
A customer prepares to pump gas into her car at a Shell station on Wednesday in San Rafael, Calif. A surge in gas prices this year is leaving the Biden administration looking for options to do something about it. One that's getting recent attention is tapping the country's emergency oil stockpile. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Sunday
High gas prices are posted at a gas station in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Nov. 7. Gas prices are surging across the country yet there's effectively little the Biden administration can do. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption