U.S. oil producers profiting from sky-high prices are doling out billions to shareholders and building cash reserves, a strategy irking lawmakers and voters struggling with record fuel prices while winning over Wall Street. Soaring fuel prices have boosted inflation to a 40-year record and are expected to drive up U.S. gasoline by more than a .
By Liz Hampton (Reuters) - U.S. oil producers profiting from sky-high prices are doling out billions to shareholders and building cash reserves, a str.