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We had this in our earlier blog, but it’s worth recapping here. The US national average retail price of gasoline surpassed $4.50 a gallon on Tuesday for the first time since July 2022, data from GasBuddy showed.
As the US Memorial Day weekend approaches and with it peak summer driving season, surging pump prices pose a major political risk for President Donald Trump and his Republican party as they campaign for midterm elections in November.
Continue reading...This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Mark Saunokonoko.
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