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07-19-2022, 04:08 AM
Something weird happened last week. It was something that millions of people who have faced years of painful prices at the gas pump never expected: The cost of a barrel of oil dropped into the negatives. Today, we explore why this happened, and what it reveals about the state of the economy. Guest: Clifford Krauss (https://www.nytimes.com/by/clifford-krauss), an energy correspondent for The Times based in Houston. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.
Background reading:
The bizarre dip in oil prices was based on a quirk in the way barrels are traded (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/business/oil-prices.html?smid=pc-thedaily), one that appears only when the market is “undergoing extreme stress.”
“I’m just living a nightmare,” one leader of a large petroleum association said. This is a look inside (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/business/energy-environment/coronavirus-oil-prices-collapse.html?smid=pc-thedaily) how the pandemic is decimating the oil industry.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)
Background reading:
The bizarre dip in oil prices was based on a quirk in the way barrels are traded (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/business/oil-prices.html?smid=pc-thedaily), one that appears only when the market is “undergoing extreme stress.”
“I’m just living a nightmare,” one leader of a large petroleum association said. This is a look inside (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/business/energy-environment/coronavirus-oil-prices-collapse.html?smid=pc-thedaily) how the pandemic is decimating the oil industry.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)