原油价格跌至50刀。0 {' G, A: K/ i& N: _; G M7 P% n' m
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Crude oil prices fell to nearly $50 a barrel Wednesday, their lowest levels since May 2005.2 v- U4 d' U( {7 P9 v) Z- k
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Light, sweet crude for February delivery was down 62 cents to $50.59 a barrel in mid-morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.6 r/ I% H R* `; f8 _* X4 ~! c/ E
/ ]" k1 f3 D1 E4 BFebruary natural gas fell 7.3 cents to $6.565 per 1,000 cubic feet in New York. February heating oil was down 1.24 cents at $1.4679 a gallon. February reFORMulated gasoline futures fell 2.13 cents at $1.3480 a gallon." P1 O' G% n# {& J
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AAA said Wednesday the average U.S. retail regular-unleaded gasoline price was $2.217 a gallon, down 0.012 cents from Tuesday.$ `9 A6 a- c/ D6 U