Oil Trades Near $90 After U.S. Supplies Drop Less Than Expected

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Oil traded near $90 a barrel, headed for its highest annual close since 2007, as evidence the global economic recovery is gaining momentum stokes demand for raw materials.

Crude was little changed today below $90 a barrel in New York, on course for a second yearly advance. Futures had the biggest drop in a month yesterday after a U.S. Department of Energy report showed a smaller-than-forecast drop in crude inventories in the world’s biggest oil-consuming nation.