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Here. the dow closed up 79 points, six day row of gains. that hasn t happened since may of last year and the s&p closed up half a percent and the nasdaq is up 1.1%. the united technologies fell 3.1% after the deal to merge with raytheon. president donald trump called in to cnbc and he mused that the merger can kill competition and he threatened tariffs on $300 billion of chinese imports if president xi does not meet with him at the g20 in osaka. gas prices are dropping. u.s. oil production on track for a record 13.4 million barrels a day at the end of the year. opec is scaling back the output as the cartel tried to prop prices back up. lower gas prices right now. the average gallon is $2.73. we ll be right back. the water. the exercise. the fiber. ....
Vacation, they will face hurdles. executives from facebook and twitter will face a grilling from lawmakers this week on election interference and how the companies are fighting misinformation. trade negotiations continue and a monthly jobs report on friday. millions of americans hitting the road wrapping up the summer of the highest gas prices we have seen in years. the average price was $2.73 per gallon over the past three mu . mont months. the highest since 2014. don t expect relief. drivers paying $2.84 a gallon. 20 cents higher than last year. americans spend $1 billion per day on gas this summer. i know everybody is wondering why are you paying more? blame the rising oil prices. crude oil has the biggest impact on what you pay at the pump. u.s. crude is 20% higher this year. for years, oil producing ....
With what we can expect this holiday weekend. traffic. 7 million 37 million of us are traveling. 9 in 10 of us are driving. that means #33 million people sitting bumper to bumper trying to hit the beach or that barbecue, ladies. a lot of people. a lot of demand. what about gas prices? how are they looking? i have good news and bad news for you. the good you are likely paying the lowest memorial day gas price in at least five years. gas prices today $2.73 a gallon. that s $0.91 cheaper than it was last year. there s bad news. gas prices are going up. they are up a nickel since last week. up a quarter since last month. as the weather gets warmer and the roads get fuller prepare to open your wallet wider. let me show you wall street. a lot of people hitting the beach early. it will be quiet today. futures are higher dow is up 17 points now. thank you, lauren. ....
The citi double cash card. it s a cash back win-win. with 1% when you buy and 1% as you pay. with two ways to earn on purchases, it makes a lot of other cards seem one-sided. before you leave the house, here s what s happening today. the prime suspect in the gruesome d.c. murders was arrested overnight. we could get our first look at e-mails from hillary clinton s private server as early as today. the state department expected to begin releasing them after months of delay. and gas prices going up just in time for memorial day weekend. national average $2.73. ....
Energy stocks are falling a lower oil prices and comments from the head of the european central bank signaling it is waiting until next year to add stimulus to the euro zone economy. the good news, check this out, this gas station in oklahoma city selling gas for $1.99. the first station in the nation to sell gas under $2 in more than four years and is igniting a price war in oklahoma. a fishnet had it for $1.98. which station, which cities, what is next. keep your eye on st. louis, houston and charleston. now, aaa says gas prices today nationally $2.73, down $0.53 in the past year. real money in your pocket but oil prices have to drop another $25 per barrel for the national gas price to go below $2 like it has in oklahoma city. heather: it is trending in the ....