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Top news of the day, May 21
May 21st, 2015
1. The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) has notified the public that has imposed an administrative fine of €20.000 to Trademarker (Cyprus) Ltd for the infringement of the Law which provides for the provision of Investment services, the ...
Oil down on U.S. stock build, record Saudi output
April 8th, 2015
Oil prices fell more than a percent on Wednesday as industry data showed a larger-than-expected weekly build in U.S. stockpiles and as Saudi Arabia reported record output in March. The decline in prices followed a rally on Tuesday, when U.S. crude approached 2015 highs ...
Strongest Dollar in 12 Years Sinks Stocks While Oil Slips
March 11th, 2015
The strongest dollar in nearly 12 years versus the euro and the specter of higher U.S. interest rates fueled a selloff in global equities that sent the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index down the most since Jan. 5. Oil ...
Saudis’ Oil Price War Is Paying Off
February 27th, 2015
Three months after Saudi Arabia made clear it was going to let oil prices keep tumbling, the strategy is showing signs of working. U.S. drillers are idling rigs at a record pace, gutting investment plans and laying off thousands ...
Canada and Saudi oil set for refinery showdown
January 8th, 2015
As a test of wills between OPEC nations and US shale drillers fuels a global oil market slump, a brewing battle between Canadian and Saudi Arabia heavy crudes for America’s Gulf Coast refinery market threatens to drive prices even ...
Crude Oil’s Fall Pressures Energy Megaprojects
December 9th, 2014
Energy development projects that looked great earlier this year are looking less so now. Tumbling oil prices hit a fresh five-year low on Monday, pressuring some of the world’s biggest energy companies to reconsider multibillion-dollar expenditures. The biggest worries: ...
Commodity Benchmarks Seen Open to Manipulation, Law Firm Says
December 8th, 2014
Almost two-thirds of commodity market participants say that benchmarks used to set the price of everything from crude oil to ethanol to zinc are vulnerable to manipulation, according to a new study. The report, to be published today by ...
UK passes tough new transparency law for oil, gas and mining companies
December 1st, 2014
A historic law came into force in the UK today that will help fight poverty and corruption in resource-rich but poor countries said Global Witness, which has been campaigning for such measures for over 16 years. The new rules ...
Oil prices crash below $70
November 28th, 2014
Oil prices came crashing down Thursday to trade below $70 per barrel after OPEC announced it was leaving oil production levels unchanged. WTI crude trading in the U.S. fell by roughly 7% to just below $69 — a level ...
Energy groups left bruised as falling oil prices bite into profits
October 29th, 2014
Tumbling oil prices have hit the earnings of two big London-listed energy companies, in one of the first tangible signs of how the oil supply glut is reverberating across the global economy. FTSE 100 oil and gas producers BP ...