“Americans Spent $125 Million More on Gas Friday Than They Did a Week Ago” [May 1, 2026]
June 23, 2026
“Americans are pouring a lot more money into their gasoline tanks than they were even a week ago.
The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $4.39 on Friday, according to AAA, a jump of 33 cents over where it was a week earlier. That is an unusually large move: The only times in recent years when gasoline prices have shot up like that over seven days were back in March, shortly after the Iran war began, and in March 2022, shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine…”