Wall Street Journal | Oil Prices Decline as Trump Demands Lower Prices Wall Street Journal Oil prices declined Thursday after President Trump told major oil producers in the Middle East to find a way to push oil prices lower. Light, sweet crude for October delivery was 0.2% lower at $71.01 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. US President Trump calls on OPEC to lower oil prices Trump blasts OPEC 'monopoly' for higher oil prices Oil prices mixed after Trump criticizes OPEC |