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Oil prices tumble below US$40 a barrel on dour economic news1 l! p& O3 b8 Y; S* r. {9 W# x& o
Mon Dec 22, 4:00 PM
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By Dirk Lammers, The Associated Press
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+ @2 s- E- t7 t0 U8 D- ?1 jOil prices tumbled below US$40 a barrel Monday as reports from manufacturers like Toyota and Caterpillar pointed to a worsening global economic climate and serious deterioration in energy demand.& J1 T' F4 O0 q; \5 j" j8 N
( g0 @: w! j, k: {( \ z7 q) Z$ CLight, 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 $147 in July.6 j: T: S2 }8 F% J$ {
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