Oil Prices Tumble; Will Gas Prices Follow?

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Fri, 06/01/2012 - 11:26am

Oil prices plunged as bleak reports on U.S. job growth and manufacturing heightened worries about a slowing global economy. Benchmark oil fell $3.49 to $83.04 per barrel Friday.

Senh: Hey, at least gas prices are going down, but so is the economy. But good news is good news.

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