Oil prices fell on Monday after surging last week to near six-month highs, as investors seized on signs that hostilities between the United States and Iran might ease. The move was small and the mood cautious. US West Texas Intermediate futures were down $1.76, or 1.7%, at $101.51 a barrel […]
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