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Oil market in turmoil as price falls below zero

by AP Business Writer
| April 21, 2020 5:03 AM

BANGKOK (AP) — The market for U.S. crude was in turmoil Tuesday, with one contract trading below zero, as investors worried about full storage facilities and a collapse in demand as the pandemic leaves factories, automobiles and airplanes idled.

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