WRAL.com | Oil prices plunge and stocks hit lowest level since 2014 WRAL.com OIL DOWN AGAIN: Oil prices had already fallen to 12-year lows this week, and the price of U.S. crude has dropped 29 percent so far this year. Benchmark U.S. crude gave up $2.09, or 7.3 percent, to $26.37 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, a benchmark ... Stocks recover a bit after Dow plunges more than 550 points Stocks Plunge Along With Price of Oil; Dow Off 500 Points |