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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The price of an average gallon of regular gasoline declined for the third straight day Thursday, putting a crimp -- at least temporarily -- in one of the fastest and steepest runups in recent memory. The average price fell 0.8 cent a gallon to $3.891 in the latest daily survey conducted for the motorist group AAA, after dipping to $3.899 on Wednesday. The price has fallen about 2 cents in the past week. Despite the retreat, gasoline still averages more than $4 a gallon in [|8 states and the District of Columbia.] At nearly $4.61 a gallon, Hawaii has the nation's highest pump price. Wyoming has the nation's lowest gas prices, averaging just above $3.64 a gallon. The decline mirrors a moderate drop in crude oil prices, which account for roughly 70% of the cost of gas. The latest [|Lundberg Survey] found that gas may be at its peak if the price of crude holds steady.

Is there a reason why the oil companies keep sky rocketing their gas prices. There has to be some government regulation over it making the suspicious random increases. Many people had to start looking for closer jobs because of a dollar increase per gallon. This seems like gas would be the same as a gallon of milk. With a higher increase in milk large families would have to find more ways to substitute the calcium from milk into pills because the lack of money to afford them. Now that gas is decreasing people have more of a chance to travel and spend their money on things that can help the economy. When the income effect takes place and the price of an item goes down you suddenly feel richer and are more likely to buy more of the oriduct, in this case, you would drive more and buy more gas.

= 4 Changes in the Hiring Market  = By Farnoosh Torabi | Yahoo! Finance – Mon, Apr 23, 2012 10:10 AM EDT  Slaving over your resume to land a new job? You may be focusing too much on the wrong thing. Recent trends are pointing to changes in the job market – and if you can meet some of these new hiring standards, experts say, you’ll be high in demand.

**Niche Expertise** First, if you think it’s better to be good at 10 things instead of amazing at just one, think again. According to researchers at MBO Partners, employers will be more focused on hiring experts and highly skilled workers in 2012. In other words, niche will be necessary. **Mature Workers** According to a new CareerBuilder survey, 43 percent of employers say they plan to hire workers age 50 and above this year, up from 41 percent in 2011. What’s more, three out of four employers said they would consider an overqualified worker above age 50, with many saying it’s due to the fact that mature candidates “bring a wealth of knowledge to an organization and can mentor others.”

They are probably looking at the older employee since the employers have pretty much beaten them down over the past several years. Those workers will be willing to take a lower paid job just to have a steady job again. They have lost any benefits they had, diminished their saved retirement funds to little or nothing at this point. They know they need jobs until they drop dead. The employer benefits by the expertise but not have to pay for it anymore. But I think it is wrong to judge someone based on a profile that has nothing to do with the job. I get they want to know the person they are hiring, but that is more private life and will be different than the workforce. The two don't, or shouldn't be, overlapping.