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    Oil Prices Fall as High Energy Costs Curb Consumer Demand

    The price of oil and the price of gasoline at the pump are continuing to decline, giving American consumers some unexpected relief. David Hobbs is head of research at Cambridge Energy Research Associates in Massachusetts.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The price of oil and the price of gasoline at the pump are continuing to decline, giving American consumers some unexpected relief. David Hobbs is head of research at Cambridge Energy Research Associates in Massachusetts.

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      David Hobbs

      Head of Research, Cambridge Energy Research Associates

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Texas Defies the World Court and Its Own Former Governor
    1. 1:37Oil Prices Fall as High Energy Costs Curb Consumer DemandYou’re reading this
    2. 7:27Texas Flouts World Court to Execute Mexican National
    3. 41:49Eureka! Hundreds of Thousands of Gorillas Found in Forest
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