[thackney]

Too many fail to realize oil prices are falling due to influence of a slowing global economy, particularly Europe and Asia.

Lumber, Copper, and others, those prices have fallen greatly as well.

[Texas Eagle]

Too many fail to realize oil prices are falling due to influence of a slowing global economy, particularly Europe and Asia.

Lower prices will speed up that slowing economy. That's how economies work.

[ConservativeMind]

And that will allow other uses for those materials that had otherwise become economically unviable.