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Billings Loses Title of City With the Cheapest Gas in America as Montana Prices Rise

Jon King — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:17:23 +0000

Pumps in Billings no longer have the nations' cheapest gas as prices in Montana rise for yet another week.

Montana Gas Prices Still Rising, End of Climb in Sight

Jon King — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:20:05 +0000

At $3.34 per gallon, Montana's average gas prices are up again this week. They have been climbing for over three weeks now, but hope for motorists could be on the horizon.

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Gas Prices in Hamilton, Missoula Drop Below $3

Steve Fullerton — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:47:35 +0000

We had heard rumors that the price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas would drop below $3 by Christmas.

That didn't happen, but the new rumor was the $3 barrier would be broken by New Year's Eve.

That didn't happen, either

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Gas Prices – What Goes Down Will Go Back Up Again [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 01:04:14 +0000

Montana's low gas prices won't last long.

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Montana Gas Prices Continue To Fall [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:35:50 +0000

Now that the end of the year is approaching, gas prices in Montana continue to fall.

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Montana Gas Prices Plunge

Jon King — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:33:10 +0000

Montana's gas prices jumped off their own fiscal cliff this week, dropping another 7.3 cents per gallon to an average price of $3.33 per gallon.

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Gas Prices Hit Thanksgiving Record High

Jon King — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:11:13 +0000

For many years, gas prices have bottomed out during the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. In 2012, however, Thanksgiving gas prices hit a record high nationwide while prices in Montana rose .7 cents over the week.

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Could Gas Prices Fall Below $3 This Holiday Season? — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:04:59 +0000

The chances of gas prices falling below the $3 mark anytime in the near future might seem unlikely, but analysts say that it could come close. Fuel costs, already dropping, are expected to continue to do so for the rest of the year.

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Gas Prices Bucking Historic Trend, Staying High

Jon King — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:28:02 +0000

Traditionally, the cooler months of the year bring a downward slide in gas prices.

Not so this year, however, as September closed with prices flat-lined for nearly three weeks in a row. The average gas price in Montana is still stuck at $3

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Montana Gas Prices Stall

Jon King — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 03:28:53 +0000

Montana's gas prices this week are nearly identical to what they were a week ago. Although Montana's prices have been locked at $3.76 per gallon, the national price has dropped four cents to $3.81.

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Summer Gas Prices May Not Be As High As Expected

Shauna Wright — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:28:24 +0000

Many analysts predicted doom and gloom for gas prices this summer, with some saying they could reach as high as $6 per gallon.

But it seems those concerns were for naught — fuel costs have been on the decline and are now expected to stay well below last year’s prices.

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Illinois Mayor Asks His Citizens to Boycott Gas Stations

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:44:15 +0000

It’s no secret that gas prices have reached astronomical levels, but one town’s gas prices have apparently gotten so high that its mayor has gotten fed up with pumping money into the pumps.

That mayor is Tim Baldermann of New Lenox, Illinois, and he’s called for a boycott of the gas stations in his suburban town.

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Have Gas Prices Caused You to Cut Back on Other Things?

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:47:17 +0000

While gas prices may be coming down a little bit after a four-month surge, they still stand at almost four dollars a gallon. According to a new survey from Harris Interactive of 2,451 adults, these unprecedentedly high prices are causing Americans to change their overall spending habits.

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Could Gas Prices Have Reached Their High Point?

Danny Gallagher — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:45:01 +0000

Gas prices have been a sour footnote in the public’s budget for awhile. However, there may actually be some hope in sight.

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Huge Blunder Drops Price at Gas Station To A Buck

Danny Gallagher — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:17:56 +0000

A lot of people are hurting these days because of the slow turn of the global economy. Few places are making them feel the pain of painfully slow growth more than the gas pump.

But that doesn’t mean relief can’t unexpectedly happen.

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Who Do You Blame for Rising Gas Prices? — Survey

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:28:01 +0000

As gas approaches an average of $4.00 a gallon, the public isn’t happy with the way President Obama is dealing with the issue.

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15 Clever Ways to Save Money on Gas

Kathy Landin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:51:46 +0000

Turmoil in the Middle East is nothing new. Gas prices going up is nothing new. What is new is the possibility that we could be looking at prices at the pump lurking in the neighborhood of $5 a gallon by the summer. And that’s painful.

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How Much Is Too Much to Pay for Gas? — Survey

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:06:14 +0000

With the average price of gas approaching four dollars a gallon, the question becomes whether Americans are going to start to seriously changing their current driving habits and vacation plans, in light of this hike.

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Just How High Will Gas Prices Go in 2012?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:08:16 +0000

Remember the summer of 2008 when the highest gas prices on record occurred and the price for a gallon of fuel hit $4.11?

Hate to break this to yah, but a warm winter and tensions in the Middle East have some analysts predicting current prices will top $4 by this spring — and could even climb as high as $6.50.

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A Look at Missoula and the Nation's Gas Prices [audio]

Jon King — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:19:31 +0000

If you’re curious about the price of gas at the pump, there are few people more interesting to interview than Senior Petroleum Analyst for Gasbuddy.com, Patrick Dehaan. In the following interview, we talk about Iran, shale oil, unemployment, as well as the effects of supply and demand on the price of gas.

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