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Oil prices fall below $90 as Iran tensions ease

Nov 10, 6 AM ET to Nov 10, 6 PM ET

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  1. Nov 10, 6 AM ETfirst on a front page: CNBC
  2. Nov 10, 6 AM ETfirst on TV: BBC News
  3. Nov 10, 8 AM ETpeak: on 11 front pages

📰 Spread

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Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Nov 10, 6 AM to Nov 10, 6 PM ET (peak 7), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right
Nov 9, 12 PM6 PMNov 106 AM12 PM6 PMSemaforSemaforSemafor, Nov 9, 7:02 AM ET: Oil prices fall on renewed hopes for an end to Iran warReutersReutersReuters, Nov 9, 11:02 PM ET: Oil falls as Trump downplays prospect of escalation with IranReuters, Nov 10, 6:02 AM ET: Oil falls below $90 as Trump downplays prospect of escalation with IranBloombergBloombergBloomberg, Nov 10, 4:02 AM ET: Brent Crude Falls Below $90 a Barrel for First Time Since AugustThe GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, Nov 10, 5:02 AM ET: Oil prices fall to lowest since August as Trump says Iran war is ‘effectively over’Financial TimesFinancial TimesFinancial Times, Nov 10, 6:02 AM ET: Oil falls below $90 as Trump pulls back from threat to strike IranCNBCCNBCCNBC, Nov 10, 6:02 AM ET: Brent crude falls below $90 for first time since August on Iran war de-escalation hopesCNBC, Nov 10, 6:02 AM ET: Brent crude falls below $90 for first time since August on Iran optimismCNBC, Nov 10, 11:02 AM ET: Brent crude dips below $90 for first time since August on Iran optimismNew York PostNew York PostNew York Post, Nov 10, 8:02 AM ET: Meghan Markle holds Prince Harry’s hand, stays silent in first public appearance since dad Thomas was charged in child porn probe📺 TVBBC News, 6:32 AM ET: Oil falls after Trump suggests Iran war nearing endBBC News, 6:33 AM ET: Oil falls after Trump suggests Iran war nearing endBBC News, 6:35 AM ET: Oil falls after Trump suggests Iran war nearing endBBC News, 6:37 AM ET: Oil falls after Trump suggests Iran war nearing end
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💬 Quoted

  1. “effectively over”1

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✏️ 2 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
  • CNBC (3 wordings): “Brent crude falls below $90 for first time since August on Iran war de-escalation hopes” → “Brent crude dips below $90 for first time since August on Iran optimism”
  • Reuters (2 wordings): “Oil falls as Trump downplays prospect of escalation with Iran” → “Oil falls below $90 as Trump downplays prospect of escalation with Iran”
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📡 Broadcast

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📺 On TV

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  1. ⚖️ BBC News 3 min

📻 On the radio

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🎙️ On the shows

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🕵️ Investigated, joked about

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🧶 Retelling

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🦗 Nobody's retelling it online yet, as far as the daily reports of the last week can tell.

🗣️ Names in it

Brent CrudeIranDonald TrumpOil

🔎 Checking

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🧵 Persistence

the running story it belongs to

🧵 U.S.-Iran conflict

  1. Soldiers wounded in Iranian drone strike report delayed medical care

    Oct 5, 1 PM ET

  2. Pentagon updates troop death toll in Iran war to 21

    Oct 11, 8 PM ET

  3. U.S. military weighs use of 'mother of all bombs' against Iran

    Oct 15, 8 AM ET

  4. Oil prices rise above $117 amid Middle East tensions

    Oct 23, 7 PM ET

  5. Trump says U.S. may launch another military operation against Iran

    Oct 24, 11 AM ET

  6. U.S. intelligence warns Iranian plots against Americans have reached advanced stages

    Oct 24, 1 AM ET

  7. Trump weighs deal with Iran or military action

    Oct 26, 8 AM ET

  8. Trump's oil and gas investments gained millions during the Iran war

    Oct 26, 11 AM ET

  9. U.S. warns allies of possible Iran strikes after midterms

    Oct 28, 6 PM ET

  10. Pentagon estimates Iran war cost at 47.1 billion

    Oct 28, 12 AM ET

  11. Trump says Iran war will end soon

    Oct 30, 6 PM ET

  12. Iran's Supreme leader threatens response without geographic limits as Trump weighs new strikes

    Oct 31, 1 PM ET

  13. Iranian and Qatari negotiators continue talks to end US-Iran war

    Oct 30, 7 PM ET

  14. Netanyahu urges Trump to consider strikes on Iran

    Nov 2, 4 PM ET

  15. Iran proposes 2-day plan to reopen Strait of hormuz

    Nov 3, 12 PM ET

  16. Oil prices fall on hopes for US-Iran diplomatic talks

    Nov 2, 1 PM ET

  17. Tucker Carlson claims Trump is considering nuclear strike on Iran

    Nov 2, 3 PM ET

  18. Trump confirms US strike on iranian air defense site

    Nov 4, 5 AM ET

  19. Trump says Iran wants settlement, deal could happen

    Nov 2, 5 PM ET

  20. U.S. strikes Iran as Trump downplays conflict

    Nov 3, 2 PM ET

  21. U.S. military conducts defensive strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island

    Nov 2, 10 PM ET

  22. Trump meets with national security team as decision on potential strikes against Iran pending

    Nov 6, 11 AM ET

  23. Trump weighs next steps in Iran conflict after midterm losses

    Nov 7, 10 AM ET

  24. U.S. conducts minor strikes on Iranian targets near Strait of Hormuz

    Nov 7, 10 AM ET

  25. Trump and Rubio defend Iran war amid GOP midterm losses

    Nov 8, 10 PM ET

  26. Oil prices fall below $90 as Iran tensions ease (this story)

    Nov 10, 6 AM ET

  27. Trump meets Qatari mediator as Iran war status quo continues

    Nov 8, 5 PM ET

  28. Treasury secretary moves to military base amid Iranian threats

    Nov 10, 11 PM ET