as low as $3 a gallon by autumn. the national average is down to $3.47. we ll be right back. if you made a list of countries from around the world. .with the best math scores. .the united states would be on that list. in 25th place. let s raise academic standards across the nation. let s get back to the head of the class. let s solve this.
looks like this seems to happen this time of year, almost every year, at least in recent years. have there not a comeback coming in gerri: the saying sell in may and go away and some traders park the money and get out of town and go on vacation but one of the interesting things going on right now, oil dipping, those prices dipping dramatically to $80 a barrel and that is good news for some folks. for us that means the national average $3.47 a gallon. that is down 46 cents from the april high, and that is dramatic. and of course we expect more people to drive for the 4th of july holiday. and one thing about this mortgage number, though, the interest rate for mortgage, it is fantastic, a huge opportunity for people who want to buy a house. if you cannot get a loan from a big bank go to a small bank. shop around. you are not going to see this forever. shepard: and you could pay a bit more with a small bank but it is still a historic
responsible plans. why should we bail out california and bail out there is a process. look at wisconsin, indiana, the town of san jose, the city of san diego. there s an open revolt about paying these government pensions to workers. let s get in a shameless plug for the program on our fox business network. our home. you start over there. look at that, there you are smiling away. you know what i m going to do? i m going to leave with good news today. terrific. yes, i am. national average for gasoline, regular gas is down to $3.47. can i burst your bubble? that s only because the price of oil is dropping because the economy is stop bursting my bubble! go right ahead. have a nice day. all right, yeah. sorry. we ll be watching. thank you. straight ahead, this story will make you sick. kids bullying the school bus monitor. you re so fat. you take up like the whole entire seat. it only gets worst. this morning, an entire nation rallying behind this woman and she
speak on camera is still hoping production will emerge. study by the congressional research service however, says the government, projects that biofuels are not expected to be commercially available on a large scale until 2015. so refiners are suing, worried the mandate gets larger. still, not a gallon of cellulostic ethanol in sight. bret: thank you. oil futures fell below the $80 a barrel mark for the first time since last october. $78.20. gasoline dropped $3.47. that is down 21 cents from a month ago. the senate has approved a five-year half trillion dollar farm bill. it cuts subsidiaries by $2 billion a year.
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