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Oil prices tumble below US$40 a barrel on dour economic news
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7 t+ l3 I8 ?% v3 X, \/ u" ^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.) }8 f3 i0 t' C% k) {+ u0 l2 s) l
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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 $147 in July." y5 y) o- {$ c0 D* X% x& V
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