Brian Fallow: It's just crude guesswork
Enjoy low oil prices while they last, though how long that will be is anyone's guess, writes Brian Fallow.
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Oil futures rally after price slump
Oil bulls finally caught a break as prices capped their first weekly advance since November.
Oil gains as drilling slows in US
Oil advanced after the International Energy Agency lowered forecasts for supplies from outside Opec and an industry report showed US companies had reduced drilling activity.
Rocky times ahead as oil prices crash
The oil price decline of 2014 upended the geopolitical chessboard. Worth watching in 2015 will be who can recover and dominate play - Opec, Vladimir Putin or US shale drillers.
Liam Dann: Oil-price plunge rattling markets
The dynamic of the new oil shock is moving fast - maybe too fast for the fragile global economic recovery, writes Liam Dann.
Holiday fuel discount for drivers
It couldn't be better timing for Kiwis as standard-grade petrol nudges below $2 a litre for the first time in two and a half years.
Oil king predicts drilling cutback
Billionaire wildcatter Harold Hamm, a founding father of the United States shale oil boom whose fortune has fallen by more than half in the past three months, says US drilling will slow as producers....
Is the sun setting on Opec's reign?
It wouldn't be the first time the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries has met in an atmosphere of deep division, bordering on outright hatred.
Deeper Saudi supply cuts needed to sustain high oil prices
Saudi Arabia will need to keep cutting oil output to sustain prices above $100 a barrel as global oil demand weakens, analysts say.
Saudi resistance tipped to any Iran bid for bigger Opec stake
Iran hopes to use a meeting of Opec oil ministers today as a launch pad for its return as a dominant force in global crude markets after months of sanctions.
World markets slump on economy, oil news
World markets fell overnight, pulled down by poor economic news and the surprise announcement that the International Energy Agency would release oil from strategic reserves.
Anne Penketh: The Donald distracts in early election running
President Barack Obama received two pieces of good news as he hit the campaign trail on the West Coast last week.
World shares up on US labour recovery signs
Equities in Europe and on Wall Street advanced overnight amid optimism about a recovery in the US labour market.
Gold hits record price overnight
Gold hit a record high on world markets overnight, but equities fell as investors worried about the impact on consumer spending and corporate profits of high oil prices.
Brian Fallow: Fight for freedom fuels oil threat
The bloody events in Libya have sent oil prices climbing and share prices falling. It could be the harbinger of worse to come.
Oil, gold prices soar on Libya turmoil
Investors flocked to oil and gold on world markets overnight amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, with violence in Libya gathering steam.
Positive tone on Wall Street overnight
Equities on Wall St were up overnight, lifted by better-than-expected earnings from Exxon Mobil and a pick-up in US consumer spending that surpassed forecasts.
China adds to positive tone on world markets
Equities on Wall Street began the final five-day trading week of the year on a positive note amid takeover news and optimism about the global economy.
Gulf spill a familiar story in oil-soaked Nigeria
The brown spots run like a trail of blood down the deserted coastline near this fishing village. Just underneath a handful of sand lies spilled oil.