United States2026-09-21 00:54:04U.S. retail diesel price tops $6.50 a gallon for the first timeU.S. retail diesel prices have climbed above $6.50 a gallon for the first time, extending a war-driven rally that is spilling into multiple parts of the economy. Data from the American Automobile Association, or AAA, showed the national average for diesel reached $6.505 per gallon as of Saturday local time. That move came less than 10 days after diesel first crossed the $6 threshold. The pace of gains has accelerated in September. According to the report cited by BlockBeats, diesel prices have risen by more than 87 cents so far this month and have increased on nearly every day. The latest reading also stands well above the previous peak set in 2022. The item cited Jin10 as the source of the market update.610
Donald Trump2026-09-09 19:20:31Protos tracks Trump’s $2 gasoline pledge against a Labor Day average of $4.15Protos said Labor Day 2026 became the most expensive Labor Day at the pump in US history, with gasoline averaging $4.15 a gallon nationwide. The report centers on Donald Trump’s repeated promise, made across rallies, speeches, and Truth Social posts since 2024, that gasoline would fall below $2 a gallon. Protos argues the record shows the opposite: prices stayed well above that target and, at several points, moved sharply higher. The article walks through a timeline of Trump’s statements, from his August and September 2024 campaign pledges to later claims in 2025 and 2026 that gas had either already fallen below key levels or soon would. Protos contrasts those remarks with national averages, fact-checks, and station-level data, including its note that only eight out of roughly 150,000 stations sold sub-$2 gasoline during the week of Trump’s February 24, 2026 State of the Union address. The report also links a later phase of Trump’s messaging to the war in Iran. After the US joined Israeli airstrikes on Iran, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Energy Secretary Chris Wright said prices would fall, while Trump himself said gasoline and oil would drop once the war ended. Protos said that did not happen by Labor Day weekend, when AAA still showed a national average of $4.15 a gallon.1160
Trump2026-07-08 17:46:15Trump Claims Gas Prices 'Way Down'—AAA Data Shows $4.52 Average, Contradicting StatementTrump told reporters gas prices fell 'very substantially,' but AAA data shows the national average hit $4.52/gallon on May 10, 2026, up $1.40 year-over-year. Conflict with Iran disrupts 20% of global oil supply, pushing Brent above $100.690
