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[Newsmaker] Devastating oil glut sends prices into negativeEconomyApr 21, 2020NEW YORK (AFP) -- US oil prices crashed to unprecedented lows Monday as futures in New York ended in negative territory for the first time amid a devastating supply glut that has forced traders to pa... -
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