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President Donald Trump is campaigning ahead of the November third midterms while high fuel costs remain a big issue for households. Associated Press reporting says the national average for regular gasoline was four dollars and twenty-nine cents a gallon Monday, up from two dollars and ninety-eight cents before the Iran war began. Diesel averaged six dollars and thirty-five cents, after topping six dollars last month. Trump has called the war necessary to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon and has said pump prices will fall. Republicans face voter frustration over living costs.

United States stocks climbed Monday in uneven trading as investors watched artificial intelligence companies, oil and the Federal Reserve. Associated Press reported the S and P 500 rose zero point seven percent, the Dow rose zero point three percent and the Nasdaq gained zero point eight percent. Nvidia gained two point five percent, while Meta swung after outlining plans to raise money for artificial intelligence. Investors await earnings from companies. Brent crude settled near one hundred ten dollars and seventy-four cents a barrel, and the ten-year Treasury yield eased to four point nine eight percent.

Associated Press's entertainment roundup flags a busy week for United States viewers. Minions and Monsters arrives on Peacock Wednesday, while Netflix's three-part The One About Matthew Perry premieres Tuesday with interviews, photos and previously unseen video about the late Friends star. Hulu launches The Mob, a celebrity competition series hosted by Parker Posey, on Monday. Apple Television adds the crime drama Nocturne on Friday, and Dexter Resurrection returns to Paramount Plus the same day. Music releases include Daddy Yankee's La Postal, Nickelback's Everything Under the Sun and Dustin Lynch's Clean Slate.