Retail gasoline prices have jumped sharply over the past week, prompting worries that energy prices could slow the economic recovery. The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline jumped 8.6 cents to $2.751 a gallon, according to the federal government's weekly survey of filling stations around the U.S. Analysts said gasoline prices were rising sharply at a time when most indicators of supply and demand were headed in the opposite direction.

- Los Angeles Times