Demand strains and a steady surge higher for oil prices means a typical winter of lower U.S. retail gasoline prices isn’t in store this year, analyses show. Motor club AAA reports a national average retail price of $2.53 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in the United States, up slightly from Tuesday and 10 cents per gallon higher than one month ago. Two years ago, the average retail price for January was $2.05 and that dropped to $1.87 by February. Crude oil prices opened 2018 with a record-setting streak, with the price for Brent crude oil, the global benchmark, topping $70 per barrel for the first time in four years earlier this week. Higher […]