Oil prices are down

The global price of oil is near $83 per barrel, down about $32, or 28 percent, from its high point for the year.
In general the plunge in prices is good for those who have to buy fuel, and bad for those who sell it. But it has far wider and more complex effects on economies around the globe that are only starting to be felt.
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