AP Photo by Paul Sakuma [Photo
copyright 2008 by AP] [Back to Front Page News] A Shell customer holds his wallet as he pumps gas at a
Shell gas station in Menlo Park, Calif,. Wednesday, May 7, 2008. Oil
futures extended their seemingly relentless advance Wednesday, rising
to a new record near $124 a barrel as investors captivated by the
market's upward momentum looked past the government's report of an
increase in crude and gasoline supplies. At the pump, gas prices rose
for the first time since last week.
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