Florida gas tax break, new laws set to take effect
Drivers will avoid paying the state's 25.3-cents-a-gallon gas tax in October
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Drivers will avoid paying the state's 25.3-cents-a-gallon gas tax in October
For the first time in a decade, seniors will pay less next year on monthly premiums for Medicare's Part B plan.
Gasoline and oil futures prices plunged 7% last week
Dow hits 2022 low as markets sell off on recession fears as central banks around the world jack up interest rates.
Interest rate on a typical 30-year mortgage rate has jumped by more than a quarter-point this week to 6.29%.
Walmart and Target plan to begin offering deals earlier this year to ease sting of soaring inflation on shoppers.
On Sunday, Florida gas prices averaged $3.42 per gallon.
Government says inflation is cooling off, slightly.
Statewide, gas prices have dropped to the lowest levels since February. The state average declined 9 cents last week, falling to $3.45 per gallon on Sunday.
Pump prices have largely declined throughout the summer
Pump prices are falling after sharp drops in the oil and gasoline futures markets last week
An early morning rally fueled by slower jobs report, faded by mid-afternoon, erasing all gains.
Gasoline prices in Florida have risen for the first time in 10 weeks, with the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded increasing by 8 cents during the past week, according to the AAA auto club.
Markets lost more ground after Powell's speech last week confirming more hikes: "We must keep at it until the job is done."
That's down 11 cents from a week earlier, according to the AAA auto club.
That's down 14 cents from a week earlier and 68 cents from a month earlier, according to AAA.
Declining oil prices and somewhat lower demand for gas since motorists have been driving a little less have combined to give Americans some relief at the pump.
In Miami on Monday, the average was $3.89 a gallon, Fort Lauderdale's average was $3.86.
In Miami on Monday, the average was $3.89 a gallon, Fort Lauderdale's average was $3.86.
Gas prices dropped an average of 17 cents per gallon last week
Gas prices dropped 17 cents in Florida last week.
But sales of previously occupied homes have slowed sharply amid higher mortgage rates and rising prices.
The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Florida dropped 15 cents during the past week and is down 57 cents over the past month.
Average price for gasoline in Florida was $4.41 per gallon on Monday
Average price for gasoline in Florida was $4.41 per gallon on Monday.
