原油价格跌至50刀。% u+ q5 E3 y9 I6 ^( m$ H+ j3 e
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Crude oil prices fell to nearly $50 a barrel Wednesday, their lowest levels since May 2005. z; y1 }7 p$ \' A! U i `
5 D4 A+ P7 \2 ^4 ?& q1 G" @5 fLight, sweet crude for February delivery was down 62 cents to $50.59 a barrel in mid-morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. `+ w E3 P d( e; t9 h& F
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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 $1.3480 a gallon.+ \1 C$ G% _+ B
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AAA said Wednesday the average U.S. retail regular-unleaded gasoline price was $2.217 a gallon, down 0.012 cents from Tuesday. - z/ [3 y/ w) v$ @( W0 _# J5 t o0 G `) O% Z4 G! P0 q