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Oil Jumps After Saudi Arabia Raises Prices to Boost Recovery

Oil surged after Saudi Arabia raised prices for its crude globally.

May 7, 2020
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Oil Slides With Glut Concerns Eclipsing Demand Recovery

Oil declined as data showing rebounding demand wasn’t enough to offset ballooning inventories.

May 6, 2020
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Oil Extends Recovery on Optimism Supply Cuts Will Trim Glut

Oil’s recovery from last month’s epic plunge accelerated as production cuts start to whittle down a supply glut and more economies ease their coronavirus lockdowns.

May 5, 2020
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Stocks Gain as Oil Extends Rally for Fourth Day

U.S. stocks kicked off the week on a positive note, rallying late in the session to close higher as crude oil gained for a fourth consecutive day.

May 4, 2020
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Oil Spread Tightens After Report Shows US Tanks Filling Slower

Oil reversed losses as the pace of stockpile builds at the key U.S. storage hub slowed last week.

May 4, 2020
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Oil Climbs on Biggest Jump in US Gasoline Demand in 11 Months

Oil rallied on optimism that consumption could gradually return as major producers continue to cut output to counter a global glut.

April 29, 2020
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Oil Swings After Major Index Bails Out of June Contract

Oil resumed losses after a brief bounce higher amid the aftershocks of a major index tracked by billions of dollars in funds exiting near-term contracts for fear prices may turn negative again.

April 28, 2020
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Oil Plunges Back Below $12 With ETF Sell-Off Adding to Pressure

Oil slumped below $12 a barrel as the biggest oil ETF said it will sell out of its June WTI futures position, adding to the downward pressure from a huge glut.

April 27, 2020
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Anguish Grows in Russia Oil Sector Overwhelmed by Price Fall

As Russia’s small oil producers struggle to survive a historic price crash, some say in private they wish they could just set their crude ablaze.

April 23, 2020
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OPEC+ Ministers Hold Impromptu Call to Reflect on Price Rout

Oil ministers from the OPEC+ coalition held an unscheduled conference call on April 21 to discuss the collapse in crude prices, though a closing statement signaled they didn’t settle on any new policy measures.

April 21, 2020