gasoline

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Oil markets have been on a wild ride in recent weeks, with Brent crude nearing $120 a barrel last month and soaring prices for jet fuel, diesel and gasoline threatening to hurt consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Even as oil prices’ assent tapered off Monday afternoon, gasoline prices at the retail pump remain elevated.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Thomas noted that spending and traffic during the month may have been hurt by the Easter holiday, which was two weeks earlier this year than last year, as well as higher gasoline prices.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

U.S. inflation, as measured by the consumer-price index, jumped 0.9% in March amid higher gasoline prices, for a year-over-year rate of 3.3%, according to a report Friday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

The smells of the city, which had at first delighted her, began to assault her: sausages and doughnuts, tar and urine, gasoline and sewage.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech