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Why Oil Prices Have Dropped Nearly 20 Percent In A Month

Oil prices have been falling dramatically since hitting four-year highs in October. On Thursday, two benchmarks — Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate — fell to prices that are around 20 percent lower than a month earlier. Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson talks with Michael Regan (@Reganonymous), senior editor for Bloomberg News.

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