Oil prices dropped more than $3 a barrel Tuesday as disappointing Chinese and European economic data and a stronger dollar weighed on demand expectations. Oil prices have tumbled in recent weeks as weak demand from European and Asian refineries forced sellers to cut prices and global supplies remained ample despite violence in some regions. Recent data indicates that tepid demand could continue in the coming months. U.S. oil prices rose last week for the first time in five weeks as traders who had bet on lower prices closed out their wagers, in case unrest in any geopolitical hot spots worsened during the long holiday weekend. The Nymex market was closed Monday for Labor Day and reopened Tuesday. “What kicked us off was, obviously, nothing bad happened over the weekend” to disrupt global oil supplies, said John Kilduff, founding partner of Again Capital in New York. On top of that, […]