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Oil 101: Why Are Prices Jumping, And What Are 'Futures'?

Paddy Hirsch

May 01, 2020 / 1:14 pm

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Demand for oil has plummeted. Prices were expected to drop, too. But speculating investors have sent oil prices on a wild ride.

[Copyright 2020 NPR]

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