Oil prices fell for a second day on more troubling signs for the world economy.
Benchmark US crude dropped 61 cents to $101.84 per barrel in morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude lost $1.23 to $121.44 per barrel in London.
Prices declined after a private survey showed that small business owners were increasingly concerned about high fuel prices. Wholesalers also reported that they restocked their shelves at a slower pace at the beginning of the year. And China said that European demand is declining for manufactured goods - one more sign that the world's second-biggest economy continues to slow.
Those reports added to similar concerns stemming from last week's disappointing US jobs report. - Sapa-AP