{"id":36556,"date":"2021-11-26T19:02:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T19:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricahorizon.com\/?p=36556"},"modified":"2021-11-26T19:02:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T19:02:58","slug":"oil-plunges-10-bbl-on-new-coronavirus-variant-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricahorizon.com\/oil-plunges-10-bbl-on-new-coronavirus-variant-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil plunges $10\/bbl on new coronavirus variant concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 75px;height: 75px;border-radius: 50%;background: url(https:\/\/nordot-res.cloudinary.com\/c_limit,w_200,h_200,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/ch\/units\/721958051058909184\/profile_1.jpg);background-position: center;background-size: cover;vertical-align: middle\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: bold;vertical-align: middle\">Published by <br \/>Reuters<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px\"><\/div>\n<p>By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) &#8211; Oil prices plunged about $10 a barrel on Friday, their largest one-day drop since April 2020, as a new variant of the coronavirus spooked investors and added to concerns that a supply surplus could swell in the first quarter. 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