Scott Horsley

economy grew 2 percent.

Gasoline prices continue to climb as the war with Iran has pushed oil prices well above $90 a barrel.

AAA says the average price of gas nationwide rose to $3.63 a gallon.

The average price of diesel fuel jumped to $4.89 a gallon.

Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.

The average price of gasoline rose by another $0.06 a gallon overnight.

AAA puts the national average at $3.54.

It was right around $3 a gallon before the U.S.

launched its war against Iran.

Diesel prices have jumped even more sharply to an average of $4.78.

Sales of existing homes perked up a little bit last month.

The National Association of Realtors says sales rose 1.7 percent in February.

The average sales price was $398,000.

The average mortgage rate last week was 6%.

Asian stocks were up overnight.

Japan's Nikkei average rose nearly 3% after revised figures showed that country's economy grew a bit faster at the end of last year than initially reported.

Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.

Since the Supreme Court struck down many of President Trump's tariffs two weeks ago, the companies that paid those import taxes have been wondering when and how they'll get their money back.

Customs estimates it collected some $166 billion from the now outlawed tariffs.

Refunding that money to more than 300,000 businesses will be cumbersome.