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  1. Wholesale prices have dropped 57 cents in two months. Retail prices could drop below $3.40. I don't see any price hike coming.-EA 11:34 AM May 30th via web
  2. Spdwy et al are more aggressive lately. Anticipating they'll try again on Mon or Tue, to $3.79 or $3.89. Filling up Mon morning at $3.65.-EA 11:35 AM May 20th via web
  3. Another screwy hike that not all embrace. $3.89 is a price with a higher margin, attempting to raise margins with bigger price re-sets.-EA 11:14 AM May 15th via web
  4. Chicago wholesale prices down 20 cts since Mon. Price to retailers is $3.59. Count on prices dropping considerably the next several days.-EA 6:38 AM May 4th via web
  5. That Was An Unusual Price Hike on Thursday, to $3.89: thegasgame.com/2012/04/28/tha… 5:28 AM Apr 28th via web
  6. A Stink Eye At the Banks, when it comes to gas prices: nacsonline.com/NACS/Resources… 7:02 PM Apr 11th via web
  7. Tomorrow, we could re-set to as much as $3.99, but not above it. Wholesale prices jumped today.-EA 7:01 PM Apr 11th via web
  8. Market prices fell last week. This means falling prices at the pump this weekend, and into next week. Happy Easter! -- BE 11:10 AM Apr 7th via web
  9. Wholesale prices up 10cts since Thurs, while retail prices have drifted lower by about a dime. So, price hike to $4.09 is on its way.-EA 3:41 PM Mar 26th via web
  10. Wholesale prices flat for more than a week. Retailers are paying $4 a gallon, which means that prices drift to $3.89 or spike to $4.09.-EA 5:23 AM Mar 22nd via web
  11. New post: What to Blame Speculators For *** thegasgame.com/2012/03/12/wha… 4:45 PM Mar 12th via web
  12. People predicting $5 a gallon by Memorial Day should calm down. That would be an incredible move for which there is little precedent.-EA 3:19 PM Feb 23rd via web
  13. Chicago wholesale down hard today. Not sure why. Retail prices in Speedway country should continue to drop the next two days at least. 3:47 PM Feb 13th via web
  14. Indiana, Michigan and Ohio are looking ripe for a spike. Last time the Spike Line was this high, prices surged to near $3.70. -- BE 2:36 PM Jan 31st via web
  15. We are unfortunately seeing an upward push in the markets today. That will cause a spike. The spike shouldn't reach more than $3.35-.39 -BE 5:03 PM Jan 25th via web
  16. Wholesale price down 36 cts since January 10. $3.15 before we'll see a price hike. Low in town is $3.29; no hike for the rest of the week? 6:39 AM Jan 24th via web
  17. New post on the site -- Economists Have Caught Up to The Gas Game. thegasgame.com/2012/01/17/eco… 5:20 PM Jan 17th via web
  18. Prices spiked to $3.69 in GR, but Chicago wholesale prices dropped 13 cents today, leading to confusion in the retail market.-EA 3:07 PM Jan 11th via web
  19. I am afraid that a price hike is coming Wed or Thir, as wholesale prices (and stocks) keep rising. Fill up before we are $3.65 a gallon.-EA 4:37 AM Jan 11th via web
  20. Oil topped out at $114 at the end of April, and got down to $75 at the beginning of October.-EA 5:42 AM Dec 30th, 2011 via web