Oil prices bounce back to over $81 a barrel

Oct. 13, 2008

Oil prices rebounded from a 13-month low Monday, pushing above $81 per barrel after the dollar weakened and investors trickled back into financial markets on hopes that a globally coordinated rescue plan will stave off an economic crisis. Prices were also...

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