U.S. gas prices plunge toward $3 a gallon as demand drops worldwide

By artappraiser on Wed, 11/30/2022 - 7:41pm |

By Evan Halper @ WashingtonPost.com, Nov. 30 (and their current headline story)

The average price of gas is back to where it was before Russia invaded Ukraine. It is putting real money back in Americans’ wallets.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/30/gas-prices-drop-russia-oil/

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and in the U.S. jobs jobs jobs - unemployment # near a 53-yr. low!!!

The nation’s employers kept hiring briskly in November despite high inflation and a slow-growing economy.

The economy added 263,000 jobs last month — a sign of resilience in the face of the Fed’s aggressive interest rate hikes. https://t.co/SK8SHUrjNi
— POLITICO (@politico) December 2, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/03/2022 - 3:36am

All Biden's fault - falling inflation lowers ppl's retirement gains, while low unemployment makes it hard for business to find workers. Impeach!

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 12/04/2022 - 3:46am

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