 鲜花( 541)  鸡蛋( 13)
|
Oil prices tumble below US$40 a barrel on dour economic news1 ^: u* E' z2 n( v( M
Mon Dec 22, 4:00 PM
! _5 \( ^" L" V) e; w; F, ~# d+ V4 Y1 a# { o( P8 U
By Dirk Lammers, The Associated Press1 J- X. k0 F; n; N3 D- q* q
) h& V& T( `; }' p# k" A: hOil 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./ L, V. Y0 Z" l5 u D
' \/ b# Q0 h! ~Light, 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.
0 L* B) P& p/ ~# e2 ]
, H+ h3 z5 @# u* h2 c# M- O........ |
|