Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Are we happy now that oil prices are falling?

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices extended their steep losses Tuesday, tumbling below $92 a barrel as a worsening economy suggested U.S. energy demand will keep falling despite crude's return to year-ago levels.
Gas prices edged higher at the pump, topping $3.85 a gallon amid the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. However, given crude's continuing slide, retail gas was expected to turn lower within a few weeks.
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... Crude has fallen $55 — or 37 percent — since shooting above $147 on July 11.

We should expect to see prices at the pump fall quickly.

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