[Gasoline and oil prices extended their record-setting streaks Wednesday, with gas at the pump reaching a new high of nearly $3.25 and crude surpassing $110 for the first time.
The gains came as a weakening dollar led investors to shrug off an Energy Department report that crude oil and gasoline supplies jumped last week.
For consumers also facing rising food prices and a drop in housing values, the dollar-fed oil rally simply means more pain at the pump. Analysts see little reason for the dollar to stop falling, or for oil and gas prices to stop rising, any time soon. And with gas prices certain to rise as the summer driving season approaches, consumers will be even more cash-strapped.]-Forbes
