 鲜花( 541)  鸡蛋( 13)
|
Oil prices tumble below US$40 a barrel on dour economic news' Z1 v, X5 J$ ^+ Y1 q5 G. y
Mon Dec 22, 4:00 PM
% T2 k) @/ ^- _
5 S: s- k8 P) R# d" Q: sBy Dirk Lammers, The Associated Press1 D; [" e4 j( [8 w: Z B' z9 M
% a4 F h/ M% A& POil 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.
4 f0 O q( _# A, X! M0 W8 h0 i( w, ]" @9 Z3 \0 V
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.
$ v2 ~. O1 i% t! G @+ S& P; s. A( w" y7 }5 R! l# R
........ |
|