Wall Street Journal | Oil Prices Finish Below $34 Wall Street Journal Oil prices slid to their lowest levels since 2004, hammered by the market turmoil in China, the world's second-biggest consumer of the fuel. Worries about slowing economic growth, especially in China, are helping to drive the sharp drop in crude prices. Don't read too much into falling oil prices Oil down again to 12-year low; $30 handle looks more likely Oil prices recover after plunging below $33 a barrel |