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Energy

Brent Crude $98.70 — 0.00 (0.00%) WTI $85.15 — 0.00 (0.00%) Natural Gas $2.87 — 0.00 (0.00%) RBOB Gasoline $3.42 ▲ +0.02 (+0.59%) ULSD Diesel $4.11 — 0.00 (0.00%) Heating Oil $4.23 ▲ +0.05 (+1.20%) Jet Fuel $3.50 — 0.00 (0.00%) OPEC Basket $102.76 ▲ +8.23 (+8.71%) WCS Crude $79.84 — 0.00 (0.00%) Urals Crude $84.26 ▲ +3.53 (+4.37%) Dutch TTF €63.64 ▲ +0.50 (+0.79%) Coal $120.25 ▼ 0.15 (0.12%) Propane MB $0.72 — 0.00 (0.00%)

Retail Prices

Retail Gasoline $4.001/gal ▲ +0.15 (+3.79%) Retail Diesel (ULSD) $5.134/gal ▲ +0.34 (+7.05%) Retail Pressure Index — U.S. 61.8 ▲ +23.65 Retail Pressure Index — PADD 1 (East Coast) 63.5 ▲ +22.97 Retail Pressure Index — PADD 2 (Midwest) 58.9 ▲ +22.72 Retail Pressure Index — PADD 3 (Gulf Coast) 68.8 ▲ +31.40 Retail Pressure Index — PADD 4 (Rocky Mtn) 54.2 ▲ +17.46 Retail Pressure Index — PADD 5 (West Coast) 55.0 ▲ +16.24

Metals & Carbon

Gold $4,055.93 — 0.00 (0.00%) Silver $58.26 — 0.00 (0.00%) EU Carbon €83.40 ▼ 0.48 (0.57%)

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Convenience Retail Profitability: What Happens When Fuel Can’t Carry the Store?

Doug Haugh · October 16, 2025