Oil prices slide below $105 per barrel

Oil prices slide below $105 per barrel Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 08:00 a.m., Thursday, March 22, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil dropped to its lowest level in a week after reports of a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing. Retail gasoline prices rose by nearly 2.