
Shell Flags Weak Trading Performance in Volatile Second Quarter
Oil prices swung wildly in the period, sinking to a four-year low in April as US President Donald Trump unleashed his global trade war and OPEC+ boosted supply, then spiking last month as Israel struck targets in Iran. They have since retreated below $70 a barrel.

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