Nothing can stop the bears

OIL PRICES slumped by over 5% on Tuesday, as concerns about the severity of global recession intensified. With the world's main stock indices falling steeply, Brent futures for December delivery were $3.01 a barrel lower at $56.07/b. WTI futures for December delivery were down by $2.25/b at $60.16/b – having earlier briefly moved below $60/b.