CNBC | Oil prices ease as Trump tweets warning at OPEC CNBC Oil prices eased on Thursday, slowing an upward surge that had pushed the market toward four-year highs, after U.S. President Donald Trump called on OPEC to "get prices down now!" Global benchmark Brent crude was down by 72 cents at $78.68 by 2:18 ... Oil Prices Decline as Trump Demands Lower Prices US President Trump calls on OPEC to lower oil prices Trump blasts OPEC 'monopoly' for higher oil prices |