SQUAWK/NEWS
Account
Theme
Account
Menu
Live News EQUITY ARTICLE L impact

Diesel hits record $5.85/gal amid fresh fuel-price challenge

Diesel prices averaged $5.85 a gallon on Friday, a new record that OPIS, a Dow Jones company, reports. The WSJ frames the spike as a fresh challenge for President Trump ahead of midterms.

SPGI

By Benoît MorennePresident Trump came into office pledging to lower energy prices for Americans.

Instead, he is presiding over a historic run-up in fuel prices.Diesel prices hit an average $5.85 a gallon on Friday, according to OPIS, a Dow Jones company.

It is a new record that surpasses the previo…