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Supply Worries Send Oil Near $80 a Barrel

Sep 12, 2007 3:38 PM CDT

Supply Worries Send Oil Near $80 a Barrel

US inventory drops, and OPEC production boost won't cover shortfall

(Newser) - Crude oil hit nearly $80 a barrel today—its highest price ever—thanks to dwindling supply. US inventories fell by 7M barrels last week, much more than the 2.7M analysts predicted. OPEC announced a production increase of only 500K barrels, which Bloomberg reports will not meet seasonal demand increases....

OPEC Surprises Market With Boost in Oil

Sep 11, 2007 8:36 PM CDT

OPEC Surprises Market With Boost in Oil

Lends hand to world economy dragged by US credit-market crisis

(Newser) - OPEC surprised traders today by boosting oil production for the first time in a year, Bloomberg reports. Concerns over the U.S. market crisis dragging down the world economy inspired the spike of 500,000 barrels a day. The US reportedly prodded Saudi Arabia to overcome the opposition of other...

Oil, Steel Fuel Surge in Asian Markets

Sep 11, 2007 4:14 AM CDT

Oil, Steel Fuel Surge in Asian Markets

Near-record crude prices outweigh fears of US skid

(Newser) - Crude climbed within 50 cents of a record today, and that meant Asian stock indexes were climbing as well with the Nikkei rising 0.3% and the Asia-Pacific index up 0.1% after big losses Friday. Steel joined oil as a big mover when South Korean producers announced a price...

Jittery Market Stays Put;
Oil Slides Below $70

Aug 21, 2007 3:30 PM CDT

Jittery Market Stays Put; Oil Slides Below $70

(Newser) - Major indexes hovered cautiously around their starting points, as a Washington meeting between Ben Bernanke, Chris Dodd and Hank Paulson allayed traders' concerns that an academic Fed is callous to Wall Street's ongoing credit crunch. Winners outnumbered losers 3 to 2, but the Dow was off 30.49 to close...

Stocks Plunge as Credit Outlook Worsens

Aug 3, 2007 3:44 PM CDT

Stocks Plunge as Credit Outlook Worsens

Bear Stearns downgrade stirs more trouble as Dow loses 2%

(Newser) - After two straight days of gains and a steady morning the Dow plummeted in a selloff late this afternoon, losing 2% of its value to close at 13179.71, down 283.62. Bear Stearns lost big after Standard and Poors downgraded the subprime-laden i-bank from "stable" to "negative,...