Oil drops over 5% as Middle East tensions ebb on diplomatic efforts

Oil prices tumbled over five percent on Monday, CNBC reports, as investors stepped back from geopolitical risk premiums they'd built into the market. The decline followed U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that he had canceled a planned military strike on Iran, easing tensions in the region.

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