Topic: Jeanette Casselano

Motorists in the United States are enjoying a period of relative calm at the gas pump, but sentiment is mixed over what happens ahead of the next major holiday.

Retail gasoline prices in the United States are showing signs of a steady decrease, but remain vulnerable to geopolitical tensions, analysts said.

Consumer demand strains and the lack of extra oil on the global market mean retail gas prices in the United States continue to climb, analysts said.

U.S. retail gas prices headed into the Independence Day holiday are the highest they've been in four years and may spike further alongside oil, an analyst said.

U.S. consumer fuel prices are moving lower alongside declines in the price for oil, but will likely stay high by relative terms for the summer, analysts said.

Even though gas prices are eating up close to 10 percent of U.S. incomes, motor club AAA said Wednesday travel plans may be scaled back, but not canceled

Consumer demand for gasoline might be on the decline as retail gasoline prices in the United States remain stubbornly high, sector analysis finds.

U.S. retail gasoline prices are pulling back in line with declines in crude oil prices, but continue to put a crimp on people's wallets, analysts said.

The average price for a gallon of gas nationally came close to $3 per gallon during the long U.S. holiday weekend, but could be stabilizing, analyses find.

Gas prices this coming Memorial Day weekend will be the highest in four years and likely start to dent the summer travel season, industry experts said.