Consumers have been benefiting from lower gas prices. Here, prices dip below $2 per gallon at an Exxon station in Woodbridge, Va., on Jan. 5. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Tim Kilroy runs a business from his home in Arlington, Mass. His insurance company quit covering the long-acting Ritalin that helps him manage his ADHD. Ellen Webber for NPR hide caption
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Jan. 4. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
A customer fills up at a gas station in Chillicothe, Ill., in December. Low prices have meant big savings for consumers, but urban planners worry that cheap gas will encourage sprawl. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
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Passengers walk through the terminal as they head to their flights at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 23, 2015. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Stocks on Wall Street and around the world fell on Friday as concerns about oil prices and the Chinese economy persisted. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Trader Gregory Rowe works at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, as U.S. markets were getting hit with panicky selling. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
General Electric will move from Connecticut to Boston for tax breaks and other advantages. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
NPR's Weekend in Washington session at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 31, 2015. Allison Shelley for NPR hide caption