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7. It's also possible the price went down (now on its way back up) because they think The Rapist will have to stop

Wed May 6, 2026, 08:35 AM

May 6

fucking around and changing his mind every few hours, and a negotiated settlement would mean stability.

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Crude Oil Is Down 9% Today [View all] gab13by13 May 6 OP

Old men and oil companies Delarage May 6 #1

Yup Delarage May 6 #22

There's No Conspiracy ProfessorGAC May 6 #2

It was more rational when OPEC controlled the price, gab13by13 May 6 #8

Can't Agree ProfessorGAC May 6 #13

Japan SamuelTheThird May 6 #15

Well strike up the freakin' band and have a parade. twodogsbarking May 6 #3

Bust the Trust. multigraincracker May 6 #5

Trump is pretending we have a deal again Johnny2X2X May 6 #6

But hey! My 401K will go up a lot today! Happy Hoosier May 6 #11

Of course, you mean crude oil *futures* Fiendish Thingy May 6 #16

In my town the prices have fluctuated by 20-30 cents/litre every week Fiendish Thingy May 6 #20

Any interesting massive trades... returnee May 6 #18

Did your gas pump price drop 9% ? republianmushroom May 6 #19

The US has escorted some tankers through the straits. Melon May 6 #21