The coronavirus pandemic has triggered a domino effect in the world. Pay cuts, no appraisals, layoffs are direct results of the slowing economy worldwide. Not to forget, the deadly disease has claimed more than 1,70,000 lives globally.
But if you thought that was all, the unimaginable happened on Monday.
For the first time in history, US oil prices ended in a negative as a supply glut forced traders to pay others to take the commodity. With scarcity to store crude oil, the US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for May delivery ended trading at -$37.63.
Thankfully, the oil prices did bounce back in a matter of hours and traded above zero at $1.10 a barrel - social media was already out to "buy" a barrel of oil.
Soon, desis (and videshis) joined the meme fest with their own takes of the oil plunge.
— खरगोश (@meme__lame) April 20, 2020
Crude oil price right now : pic.twitter.com/eLwOmPHyH6
— ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ (@theesmaarkhan) April 20, 2020
Crude oil ke rates negative hogaye hai lakhon barrel le lenge, fir uske sath wo paise bhi denge fir pic.twitter.com/SeTeRzeNz5
— Mask 🎭 (@Mr_LoLwa) April 20, 2020
"Cruide oil prices gets low"
— Aman (@humourously_urs) April 20, 2020
Me at petrol pump : pic.twitter.com/o7K4qijRyf
Crude oil right now#crudeoil pic.twitter.com/UbDNqFMIza
— Tweeting Quarantino ➐ (@rohitadhikari92) April 20, 2020
#crudeoil #OilPrices #OilCrash
— JRism (@jiteshrochlani) April 20, 2020
*When you have recently filled your petrol tank of all your cars and bikes* pic.twitter.com/ToNUY0QHVJ
US crude oil price falls into negative
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) April 21, 2020
Donald Trump : pic.twitter.com/QyFJIuo4yE
When you realise that the barrel costs more than the oil.#OilPrice pic.twitter.com/O9VfBQbGZb
— Sanyam Baid (@Sanyam_jain7) April 20, 2020
#OilPrice Finally something is cheaper than the Zimbabwe currency ! pic.twitter.com/KeV9ml0dK0
— Ali (@AliAfSaleh) April 20, 2020
Just ordered 10$ worth of oil and it's coming #OilPrice pic.twitter.com/bFkWxhuo8h
— Chirayu Kapoor (@IamChiuKapoor) April 20, 2020
Year 2020.. pic.twitter.com/UWKcVWjhyc
— #HowFootballSavedHumans (@HowHumans_) April 20, 2020
Netflix subscription is more expensive than a barrel of oil #OilPrice pic.twitter.com/C2ypLVaRwu
— Abd El_Whab Abdelgawad (@ehabashraf47) April 20, 2020
the year is 2020. oil is free and a dine-in hamburger is unattainable
— kilgore trout, compulsory consumer (@KT_So_It_Goes) April 20, 2020
I want to buy three barrels of Oil
#OilPrice pic.twitter.com/iEKtrKLc2a
— Your Favorite Igbo Boy (@vuchi_) April 20, 2020
I’ll buy a full tanker load of your finest crude oil, keep the change.#oilprice #OilPrices pic.twitter.com/TnTmcYOh2X
— Amresh Mandal (@resh_ami) April 20, 2020
just finished my christmas shopping
every body gets a barrel of oil pic.twitter.com/DuJbjQNjM8
— darth™ (@darth) April 20, 2020
Me having dinner with JayZ after I buy 1 dollar worth of oil and become an oil baron #OilPrice pic.twitter.com/t6OckpZoLu
— CEO of Poop (@KingSlimeV3) April 20, 2020
I have a feeling that 2020 Christmas will be the end of the world !
Any suggestions on how to survive ? pic.twitter.com/UDPH4EmpfD
— F.S (@fdodi) April 20, 2020
Of course, Simpsons predicted crude oil prices.
Oh my god Simpson predicted #OilPrice drop pic.twitter.com/hitFHS6c1s
— Phephe @ Silmisland (@Phephelive) April 20, 2020
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