As oil prices surge amid the conflict in Iran, an economist at Western Washington University says the pain drivers are feeling at the pump could soon spread to

South Floridians are not paying record prices for gasoline, but the cost of a fill up has risen 25% in less than a month. That sharp jump may dent consumer spending and help send mortgage rates up.

In the United States, the most visible measure of economic anxiety is not a government report or a Federal Reserve chart. It is the large number posted on the sign outside every gas station. When gasoline prices rise,

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (WABC) -- If you've gotten behind a wheel lately there's no doubt you've felt a tinge of pain at the gas pump. "Ooh, it's sky-high. It's already sky-high," said one driver. But what might be news to some is the ongoing conflict ...

The rising oil prices due to the war with Iran is having an impact at the gas pump, and rising prices could soon spread throughout the economy.