原油价格跌至50刀。 + V% Q2 c6 x8 M, ~ ! H) \% {' Z( s0 S" \# b u5 UCrude oil prices fell to nearly $50 a barrel Wednesday, their lowest levels since May 2005.8 N3 [: W( v2 V* B& s: B
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Light, sweet crude for February delivery was down 62 cents to $50.59 a barrel in mid-morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.9 [) J* T, z% ?8 G# ^$ [
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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 $1.3480 a gallon. / v) y4 e1 E1 g7 G! m2 l* V: q0 n$ U* R
AAA said Wednesday the average U.S. retail regular-unleaded gasoline price was $2.217 a gallon, down 0.012 cents from Tuesday. ! q' j& E$ ^$ @( S- O) {5 T7 d( b3 C( B0 a$ P3 f