Oil price tumbles 5% on easing Mideast fears

The price of key US oil contract, West Texas Intermediate, tumbled more than five percent Tuesday after a report said Israel was not looking to strike Iran’s crude facilities. WTI fell as low as $70.10 a barrel, while European benchmark Brent North Sea crude slumped close to five percent to $73.69, also owing to expectations […]

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