Oil Drops May Help at the Gas Pump, But Could Hurt in the Long Term Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Oil prices continue to slide with the boom in production, slow global growth and the strong U.S. dollar. How long will the slide continue? ( Andrew Francis Wallace/Toronto Star / Getty ) Produced by w and Ellen Frankman Produced by PRI and WNYC