The 99-day slump in gasoline prices – a streak that gave consumers a glimmer of hope that smoldering inflation might subside – is over, with pump prices still much higher than they were a year ago. The national average price of a gallon rose by less than a penny on Wednesday, to $3.68 a gallon, according to the AAA. This is below the record average of $5.02 in mid-June. The question now is whether Wednesday’s surge was just a passing picture or a prelude to a return to high prices.…
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