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Oil prices tumble below US$40 a barrel on dour economic news# z/ ~ Z- Y. M& x2 F( R
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1 E) k0 Y3 @ i1 ]9 q* SBy Dirk Lammers, The Associated Press# E& |) I7 X# \) }: J
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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.: B' b8 t1 h! Q2 e2 n( h7 n
4 k5 L/ g9 T( ]5 @5 L- _3 ULight, 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./ H+ h' o" L6 |/ d* b
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