Diesel price soars to over $5 in US, setting record

WASHINGTON D.C.: Amidst supply shortages inflating consumer prices throughout the United States, the price of diesel fuel reached a record $5.16 per gallon, some $1 per gallon higher than gasoline prices.

Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, was quoted by the media as stating, "While gasoline prices get much of the attention, diesel, which broadly is the fuel that moves the economy, has quie