U.S. missile strikes on Syria create spike in gas prices

Oil prices spiked after the U.S. missile strikes on Syria Thursday night.GasBuddy reports oil rose in after-hours trade by a dollar per barrel to $52.70.That’s a 2 percent jump in U.S. crude futures Friday morning in trading with Asia.The Mideast pumps out 40 percent of the world’s oil supply.The missile strikes are also creating tension with Russia, another major oil supplier."As we've seen in the past, oil prices hate turmoil. [Thursday night’s] surge in prices comes as quest