Jason Simpkins: If you’re unsettled by the thought of gasoline at $4.00 a gallon, brace yourself.  With tensions between Iran and the West quickly escalating, we could see gas jump to $6.00 a gallon at the pump in a matter of months. Read more…

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Sean Brodrick:  It’s funny — but not ha-ha funny — that oil prices are creeping higher even as the U.S. economy appears to be slowing down. Read more…

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