Oil plunges after Saudi Arabia, Russia talks stall
Oil prices tumbled Friday after Saudi Arabia said it hasn’t recently held talks with Russia to end a price war that began earlier this month.Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, plunged by 6 percent to $24.77 a barrel while West Texas Intermediate crude oil, the U.S. benchmark, slid 4.9 percent to $21.50.The two countries have…