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New Fed Chair Ben Bernanke delivered his first report on the economy before congress today, saying we've snapped out of the end of the year low, Bernanke says the Fed will remain vigilant in balancing economic growth .
Ben Bernanke: Gauging the economy's sustainable potential is difficult, and the Federal Reserve will keep a close eye on all the relevant evidence, and be flexible in making those judgments.
Bernanke says projections of inflation running at no more than 2% annually over the next couple of years seem solid .
Retail gasoline prices fell almost 6 cents over the last week to a national average of 2. 28 a gallon , which is still 39 cents higher than a year ago . However gas up now analysts say pump prices will likely rise again when the busy spring driving season gets under way .
Meanwhile Ford says it plans on building a hybrid version of two of their crossover SUVs in Canada in the next four years .
Delta has lost one and a quarter billion dollars in the recent quarter, and that actually some of the good news .
That's much less than the 2. 2 billion lost a year ago. Sales gained over 6% to 3. 9 billion. The third largest US carrier has now lost 12. 3 billion dollars since January of 2001. Delta's still trying to reach a deal with its pilots on the second round of pay and benefit cuts , the airline filed for bankruptcy in September . CNN's Carrie/ Lee.
And that arctic cold front that's about to hit the west coast has some California almond growers worried about their crops .
Add more than 172 million dollars a year, almond is the No. 3 industry in the San Joaquin Valley behind milk and dormant grapes, generating more than 172 million dollars a year, milk generates about 325 million, but cows are wearing swayed, they're warm. Agriculture Commissioner Scott Hudson says the extreme temperatures and a lack of bee activity in cold weather could affect the almond crop, farmers are watching this arctic system with concern and ready (to) gain their frost strategies.
Jim Lu , CNN , Los Angeles.
WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
hybrid ：You can use hybrid to refer to anything that is a mixture of other things, especially two other things.
crossover SUV ：混型车，这种车外观很像SUV，但操作起来感觉更像轿车，而且，它比SUV省油。
arctic cold front ：北极冷锋
almond ：[植]杏树，杏仁
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