The three-day weekend probably didn't bring much relaxation to investors if they stopped at a gas station on the way to the beach or a barbecue. With the average roadside price of gasoline pushing $3.88 a gallon - and going for well over $4 at filling stations in California and some other parts of the country - energy prices have become a prime worry in the stock market. That's not to say other concerns have dissipated. As Wall Street heads into this shortened week, it remains anxious about the still-slumping housing market, not to mention the ailing financial services sector.
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