Crude prices are sinking as negotiations between Iran and the U.S. replace the tit-for-tat attacks that have dominated the last few weeks.

Crude prices are sinking as negotiations between Iran and the U.S. replace the tit-for-tat attacks that have dominated the last few weeks.

Iran launched a surprise missile attack on U.S. forces in the Middle East, forcing traders to reprice the odds that hostilities linger. Japan had a major quake.