Oil prices continue dropping as Wall Street rallies on hopes that a deal may be nearing to let tankers carry crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Oil prices continue dropping as Wall Street rallies on hopes that a deal may be nearing to let tankers carry crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

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