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Oil prices tumble below US$40 a barrel on dour economic news9 b# u& q0 @7 r. q1 m' ?% {3 m
Mon Dec 22, 4:00 PM
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& d3 c% M9 U; \ b& C, g5 aBy Dirk Lammers, The Associated Press2 C" `; H/ ~8 u W1 ` f) f
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Oil prices tumbled below US$40 a barrel Monday as reports from manufacturers like Toyota and Caterpillar pointed to a worsening global economic climate and serious deterioration in energy demand.
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+ Y. a" e' ? Z4 ZLight, sweet crude for February delivery fell $2.45, or nearly six per cent, to settle at $39.91 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Crude prices have tumbled 70 per cent since peaking above $147 in July.# Z% B! c) w8 O5 Z
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