Oil prices fall as stimulus hopes fade

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NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices fell Tuesday as hopes faded for a new round of economic stimulus in the U.S.

Benchmark U.S. crude lost $1.72, or about 2 percent, to end the day at $88.06 per barrel in New York, while Brent crude lost $1.28 to finish at $104.92 per barrel in London.

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