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leftyladyfrommo

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24. The good thing is that this is killing the Russians.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Oct 28, 2014, 10:50 AM

Oct 2014

This is having a huge effect on their economy. And the ruble continues to drop.

Poor Putin. It's a global economy, dude. You got to play by the new rules or you lose.

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Oil slips below $80, energy stocks fall [View all] Omaha Steve Oct 2014 OP

And gasoline went up here 10 to 15 cents a gallon. sinkingfeeling Oct 2014 #1

Wow!!! GGJohn Oct 2014 #2

Ours was $2.75 on Saturday and $2.89 today. sinkingfeeling Oct 2014 #3

Ours went up 6 cents a litre OnlinePoker Oct 2014 #4

don't worry heaven05 Oct 2014 #8

And of course, CNBC tells us why cheaper oil is bad for 'America' Newsjock Oct 2014 #5

I knew this shit wouldn't last bigdarryl Oct 2014 #6

you're right, it won't... Javaman Oct 2014 #15

thank goodness heaven05 Oct 2014 #7

They'll probably be needing more oil subsidies. DeSwiss Oct 2014 #9

Over at CNBC the news of oil prices dropping is BAD news. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #10

Yeah.. I heard that too. DCBob Oct 2014 #21

They only care about shifting wealth into the hands of the few. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #22

The downside is this makes alternative energy less attractive. FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #11

If the price of oil were surging, Obama would be blamed. Yavin4 Oct 2014 #12

Pump price seems to fall before elections Marthe48 Oct 2014 #13

weekends, holidays, too. ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2014 #18

yep Marthe48 Oct 2014 #20

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Oil price will fall to $70 US a barrel in 2015, Goldman Sachs says Bosonic Oct 2014 #16

70 dollars a barrel snowjob Oct 2014 #19

So we have been lie to for years now DreamSmoker Oct 2014 #17

Majority of stations in Oakland County Michigan are still over 3.00 notadmblnd Oct 2014 #23

The good thing is that this is killing the Russians. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2014 #24