
Oil prices weaker on slide on tariff and production jitters, weak China data
(Investing) – Oil prices slipped lower Monday in volatile trading, as traders digested President Donald Trump demands that the OPEC lower crude prices as well as his brief imposition of tariffs on Colombia. At 08:55 ET (13:55 GMT), Brent oil futures expiring in March fell 0.4% to $77.23 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 0.4% to $74.40 a barrel. Prices were nursing