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Crude oil prices fell to nearly $50 a barrel Wednesday, their lowest levels since May 2005.9 a: ?: _' {8 G8 j- M" ^
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Light, sweet crude for February delivery was down 62 cents to $50.59 a barrel in mid-morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. 6 R5 R0 u- V$ {/ ^2 w+ _# A8 S
February 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 $1.3480 a gallon. : N, E2 L: J" N( r c- ?1 z/ S7 U2 S/ }$ R
AAA said Wednesday the average U.S. retail regular-unleaded gasoline price was $2.217 a gallon, down 0.012 cents from Tuesday.! E8 X+ S. D6 F0 J) Y0 l
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