Gas prices jump nearly 3 cents to record, while oil pauses
Business Writer 3 minutes ago Gas prices jumped nearly 3 cents overnight to a new national record of nearly $3.65 a gallon Thursday, while oil prices paused from their own climb to record highs and succumbed to mild profit-taking.
Oil prices jumped on Wednesday, despite news of a surprise gain in US crude reserves, as traders reacted to a raft of positive economic data in the key energy-consuming nation.