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Iran oil minister: Support any effort to stabilize market and prices
February 18th, 2016
Iran could support any effort to stabilize oil prices, including cooperation between OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers, the nation’s oil minister said after a meeting Wednesday, according to Reuters. Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said while he supports a production ...
Brent crude and WTI: Oil prices waver as Iran casts doubt on production cut deal
February 17th, 2016
Oil prices wavered this morning, dipping in and out of the red, as speculation swirled around oil markets over whether a deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia to freeze output at January levels would lead to a broader production ...
Oil price rises ahead of OPEC talks with Iran
February 17th, 2016
Oil prices were higher on Wednesday morning as OPEC oil ministers traveled to Iran to talk about a possible production freeze between global oil producers. Skepticism has mounted over the possible freeze mooted Tuesday and Iran has already voiced ...
Brent Slightly Up Over Unexpected OPEC-Russia Meet
February 16th, 2016
Oil has risen 2 percent since this morning on speculation ahead of a meeting tomorrow in Doha among ministers from Saudi Arabia, Russia, Qatar and Venezuela. After-hours Brent crude trading today gained more than 60 cents, rising to more than ...
The five fears stalking the global banking industry
February 10th, 2016
China, emerging markets, the eurozone, oil and commodities all pose a threat to the banking sector this year Banking shares have come under pressure this week as investors express fears that the sector will be badly hit by a global ...
Australia, Japan sell-off amid global rout; Nikkei drops 5.4%
February 9th, 2016
Australian and Japanese markets closed sharply lower on Tuesday, after another sell-off in U.S. and European stocks overnight as many Asian markets remained shut for the Lunar New Year. China and Taiwan are closed for the week, while markets ...
Bitcoin: A 21st Century Currency Explained By a Wall Street Veteran
February 8th, 2016
Jason Leibowitz is a former Wall Street professional who pivoted careers in 2014 to focus full-time on digital currency. In this paper, Leibowitz answers questions about how bitcoin was created, how it works and why it matters. It has been ...
Oil Prices Climb on Hopes for Production Cuts
January 29th, 2016
Move difficult to realize, but could tackle oversupply pressuring crude market Crude-oil prices rose to a three-week high on hopes that Russia and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries would cooperate on production cuts. Russia’s energy minister said ...
Russia wants to talk to OPEC about output cuts to bolster oil price
January 28th, 2016
Russian officials have decided they should talk to Saudi Arabia and other OPEC countries about output cuts to bolster oil prices, the head of Russia’s pipeline monopoly said on Wednesday, remarks that helped spur a sharp rise in world ...
OPEC, Russia talk of oil teamwork, but Saudi talks of investment
January 26th, 2016
Senior OPEC and Russian oil industry officials stepped up vague talk on Monday of possible joint action to remedy one of the worst supply gluts in decades, while Saudi Arabia signaled its resolve to allow the market to balance ...
