原油价格跌至50刀。 & O" R, y( j `( m( ?# a' ` 8 x8 M. T2 b) h* KCrude oil prices fell to nearly $50 a barrel Wednesday, their lowest levels since May 2005.9 z3 O: r& [/ O- i3 q( }9 X" c
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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.4 F# D& C* H# m, x7 Z! A
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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 $1.3480 a gallon.1 i2 `& C& J3 R2 ^
1 y& D: K* E( W7 x9 n$ D/ EAAA said Wednesday the average U.S. retail regular-unleaded gasoline price was $2.217 a gallon, down 0.012 cents from Tuesday.6 T( N4 d T* t2 q