Oil ends at lowest price since September on tariff worries, OPEC+ output plans

Oil declined for a fourth straight session Wednesday, settling at its lowest price since September, on prospects for a global trade war that could dent demand and plans by major oil producers to begin unwinding output cuts next month.

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OPEC+ plan to lift output pulls Brent oil to lowest finish since September

Oil futures settled lower Tuesday, with global benchmark prices ending their lowest since November, a day after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies said they would ...
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