原油价格跌至50刀。 % ?4 r0 V, n. f9 t2 o. a6 N6 C! }2 _ + {+ Y K$ b5 m% L1 |" [Crude oil prices fell to nearly $50 a barrel Wednesday, their lowest levels since May 2005. . N9 t! ~8 H8 @3 C" i0 L* O) b% Z9 P: u7 q; @
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.- h9 B) H# x! N" j6 ]2 s
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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.; z9 ^) i" z' }6 ~+ b
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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.2 n7 H- S+ G8 n% Z
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