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Oil falls below $69 on stronger dollar

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Oil dropped below $69 a barrel on Monday pressured by a stronger dollar and weaker European equities, but attacks on the oil industry in top African exporter Nigeria limited losses.
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Africa's upwardly mobile money

To 28-year-old Kenyan Mary Wanjiku, her cell phone is not just a cell phone. It is also a cheap, safe and easy way of sending her mother $40.
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Nigeria militant attack on Chevron shuts 100,000 bpd

Nigerian militants launched their first major strike against the oil industry since the start of a 10-day old military offensive late on Sunday, bombing a Chevron pipeline and shutting 100,000 barrels per day of output.
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Oil falls towards $61

Oil prices fell toward $61 a barrel on Monday, giving away some of last week's gains, ahead of OPEC's meeting in Vienna, where the group was widely expected to agree not to cut oil output further.
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Oil falls towards $61 on N.Korea nuclear test

Oil prices fell toward $61 a barrel on Monday, shedding some of the previous session's gains, on risk aversion after North Korea said it had conducted an underground nuclear test.
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Oil up above $61 as China's demand rebounds

Oil firmed above $61 on Friday as fundamental support came from consumer nations such as China, the United States and Africa's top producer Nigeria after weeks of equity-led rallies.
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Oil pushes above $62 on U.S. inventory data

Oil prices briefly pushed above $62 a barrel on Wednesday to touch a new six-month high on bullish inventory data and a spate of refinery accidents in the United States, in spite of weak market fundamentals.
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Oil eased from six-month high on weak housing data

Oil slipped from a six-month high above $60 a barrel on Tuesday along with other commodities and stock markets as data showed U.S. housing starts fell to a record low in April, tempering hopes of economic stabilization.
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Oil pauses at $59 after six-month high settlement

Oil prices steadied around $59 a barrel on Tuesday after settling a day earlier at a six-month high on supply concerns from Nigeria and a key U.S. refinery, as investors looked to equities and the dollar for further cues.
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Oil prices climb on Nigeria, U.S. refinery fire

Oil prices rose nearly 4.8 percent to a six-month high on Monday as violence in Africa's top crude exporter Nigeria and a fire at a key U.S. East Coast refinery revived concern about supplies.
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Oil rises to around $57 after sharp slide

Oil rose to around $57 a barrel on Monday as traders saw the previous session's near 4 percent fall as excessive and violence in Africa's top oil exporter Nigeria lent support.
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Oil steadies above $56, eyes economic data

Oil hovered little changed above $56 a barrel on Monday, pausing from the previous session's near 4 percent loss, as the market awaited further economic data and movements in equities markets for directions.
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Oil steadies above $56

Oil hovered little changed above $56 a barrel on Monday, pausing from the previous session's near 4 percent loss, as the market awaited further economic data and movements in equities markets for directions.

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