Energy
Oil near $107 on high stockpiles, faltering growth
Brent crude oil steadied at around $107 per barrel on Thursday after its biggest fall in five months on signs of faltering economic growth and rising stocks of fuel.
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Oil falls hard after US crude stocks near record
Oil prices fell 3 percent on Wednesday, in the steepest daily drop in five months, as U.S. crude inventories rose to their highest since 1990 and weak economic data weighed on the outlook for demand.
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Oil falls below $110; U.S. supply builds
Oil fell below $110 a barrel on Wednesday as oil stockpiles swelled in top oil consumer the United States, where a struggling economy is limiting demand for fuel.
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Oil settles mixed on concerns about U.S. growth, euro zone
Brent crude oil settled lower and U.S. crude settled slightly higher on Tuesday as traders weighed concerns about demand and the possibility of a prolonged pipeline outage in the U.S. Midwest.
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Oil climbs above $111, Saudi sees stronger demand
Oil edged higher on Tuesday above $111 a barrel as the prospect of stronger demand in Asia outweighed concerns over the pace of economic recovery in top consumer the United States.
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Brent higher in choppy trading, U.S. crude slips
Rising U.S. production, imports from Canada, and limited pipeline flows from the Midwest to the Gulf Coast have weighed on U.S. crude prices relative to seaborne benchmark Brent, creating a large price divergence between the two main oil contracts.
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Oil slips below $110 after China data misses mark
Brent crude eased below $110 a barrel on Monday after Chinese manufacturing data missed market expectations, signalling the potential for slower demand growth in the world's second-largest oil consumer.
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Oil settles higher, U.S. crude surges 5.9 percent in Q1
Crude futures rose on Thursday, the last session of the first quarter, in choppy trading with stronger Wall Street equities and a weaker dollar supporting dollar-denominated oil prices.
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Midwest refineries boost capacity for heavy crude oil
Despite recent national attention on rising domestic production of light sweet crude oil, especially from tight oil formations in North Dakota, some Midwest refiners are reconfiguring their facilities to process more heavy crude oil, which will likely come from Canada.
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Oil edges higher as Cyprus banks reopen
Oil rose on Thursday underpinned by expectations of a revival in demand growth in the United States, the world's biggest oil consumer, while Europe's debt worries capped gains.
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Oil higher but rising crude inventories limit gains
Crude oil prices rose on Wednesday in choppy trading as U.S. heating oil rallied on falling distillate inventories, while rising crude oil stockpiles in the United States and the stronger dollar limited gains.
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