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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 ...
Oil Prices Rise on Hint of Willingness to Cut Supplies
January 27th, 2016
Iraq’s oil minister cites signs that Saudis, Russia may be more ‘flexible’; other OPEC leaders defend pumping strategy Oil prices rose above $30 a barrel Tuesday as traders speculated that large producers might be more willing to cut production, ...
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 ...
Oil rout, Fed-ticipation hurts Asia stocks; China leads losses
January 26th, 2016
Asian equities came under pressure on Tuesday from a renewed selloff in oil overnight, ahead of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision on Thursday. U.S. crude fell below $30 a barrel after sliding as much as 7 percent on ...
Davos 2016: eight key themes for the World Economic Forum
January 19th, 2016
Political and business leaders gather at Swiss ski resort to discuss issues including robots, terrorism, migration and inequality The world’s political and business leaders, plus the usual smattering of celebrities – including Leonardo DiCaprio – are heading to Davos, ...
OPEC Says Weak Oil Prices to Curb Output
January 19th, 2016
Cartel forecasts non-OPEC output to decline this year Oil prices remained below $30 a barrel Monday but the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries flagged the potential for a recovery, saying the market would start to rebalance this year as weak ...
Twitter sued by U.S. widow for giving voice to Islamic State
January 15th, 2016
Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) is being sued by the widow of an American killed in Jordan who accuses the social media company of giving a voice to Islamic State, adding to the pressure to crack down on online propaganda linked ...
Oil price plunge: Risks and rewards
January 15th, 2016
Just over four years ago, the United States and Europe sanctioned the sale of Iranian oil in an effort to curb Tehran’s nuclear program. Oil was trading at $110 per barrel, and Obama administration officials fretted about how to ...
China to be Iran’s top partner in 2016
January 7th, 2016
The expected removal of the nuclear deal opens up new opportunities for Iran. Though the sanctions haven’t lifted yet, many countries and their respective companies have lined up to gain more advantage from the renewal or restoration of economic ...