原油价格跌至50刀。 Z K' o6 Y% Z, t1 s + `+ ~' d& ~( c+ @, OCrude oil prices fell to nearly $50 a barrel Wednesday, their lowest levels since May 2005.8 |- W5 T9 z' [+ m
7 u+ I: b9 K' K: \# Y& k( |' WLight, sweet crude for February delivery was down 62 cents to $50.59 a barrel in mid-morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. / A9 |- U) A, P2 n1 ^" |- ]- [$ S& c% x; s! D! q
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.9 B4 N" s7 n: a' Q" V( M/ k
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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. . ]6 y: L) I& T3 | z& @7 _' r ; b# i( ?& U" d0 ?. K* c/ c2 t" R& E4 Y! a p# t& U a