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Oil slips as China inflation picks up

NEW YORK — Oil prices fell Friday on concerns that China’s government could limit economic stimulus measures because of higher inflation.

Benchmark oil dropped 26 cents to finish at $93.56 a barrel in New York. A day earlier, a report showing a rebound in China’s trade growth boosted oil because it suggested a possible recovery in global demand.

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