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Oil prices were steady on Thursday after an European Central Bank (ECB) decision to slow interest rate hikes but were unable to claw back much of this week’s more than 8% decline as demand concerns in major consuming countries continued to weigh. Brent futures were up 28 cents, or 0.39%, …

US oil prices plunged into negative territory for the first time ever on Monday, meaning producers are willing to pay buyers to take crude off their hands. The price of America’s most closely watched oil benchmark crashed to as low as minus $40 a barrel, but how could this happen …