Brent tumbles to lowest since 2002, U.S. crude dips below $20/bbl
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global oil benchmark Brent crude plunged to its cheapest in almost 18 years on Monday and U.S. crude briefly tumbled below $20 per barrel on growing fears the global coronavirus shutdown could last months and demand for fuel will decline further.With Saudi Arabia and Russia set to flood the market with oil next month, producers and shippers have been scrambling to lock oil up in storage as demand falls. Meanwhile, the coronavirus pandemic is expected to cause at least a 20%..