GREAT news.... IF you are employed in other industrys... sad if you are not...

Oil prices sank Thursday to lows last seen nearly four years ago as more bleak news from the world's largest economy raised fears crude could tumble below $40 by the end of the year.

In other Nymex trading, gasoline futures fell nearly 3 cents to $1.01 a gallon. Heating oil dropped almost 2 pennies to $1.57 a gallon while natural gas for January delivery was steady at 6.34 per 1,000 cubic feet.