Oil prices fell below $68 a barrel on Monday on concerns that high unemployment in the United States, the world's top energy consumer, will weigh on demand.
Oil prices were little changed on Friday as stronger equities boosted hopes for economic recovery, outweighing U.S. jobs data that showed the unemployment rate at a 26-year high.
Oil prices rose slightly on Friday as stronger equities boosted hopes for economic recovery, outweighing U.S. jobs data showed the unemployment rate at a 26-year high.
Oil prices slipped on Friday, weighed down by concerns about economic recovery after U.S. jobs data showed the unemployment rate at a 26-year high.
Oil ticked up above $68 a barrel on Friday in relatively thin dealing as investors awaited jobs data from the United States to provide some insight into the health of the world's top economy.
Oil dropped below $68 a barrel on Friday, weighed down by a stronger dollar after U.S. data showed the unemployment rate rose by less than expected, albeit to a 26-year high.
Bloated inventories and the risk of a price slide will trouble OPEC ministers when they meet in Vienna next week, but oil at close to $70 a barrel is expected to convince the group to hold output steady for now.
Bloated inventories and the risk of a price slide will trouble OPEC ministers when they meet in Vienna next week, but oil at close to $70 a barrel is expected to convince the group to hold output steady for now.
Oil prices steadied on Thursday as economic optimism from data showing that the U.S. service sector and retail sales improved was tempered by disappointing news from the labor market.
Oil was steady above $68 on Thursday, after settling unchanged a day earlier, as a steep fall in U.S. gasoline inventories offset a smaller-than-expected drop in crude stocks in the world's top energy user.
Oil prices settled unchanged on Wednesday after government data showing a smaller-than-expected drop in U.S. crude stocks offset a steep drop in gasoline inventories.
Oil prices slipped on Wednesday as government data showing a smaller-than-expected drop in U.S. crude stocks offset a steep drop in gasoline inventories.
Oil rose above $68 a barrel on Wednesday, after a 3 percent drop in the previous session, as data showing a fall in U.S. crude stocks raised expectations of demand growth in the world's biggest energy consumer.
Oil edged above $68 a barrel on Wednesday, reversing part of the previous day's slide of 3 percent, after industry data showed a sharp fall in U.S. crude stocks, boosting hopes of a demand rebound in the world's top energy user.
Oil edged above $68 a barrel on Wednesday, reversing part of the previous day's slide of 3 percent, after industry data showed a sharp fall in U.S. crude stocks, boosting hopes of a demand rebound in the world's top energy user.
Oil prices fell nearly 3 percent to $68 a barrel on Tuesday as economic concerns sent investors into safer havens, outweighing positive U.S. manufacturing and home sales data.
Oil prices fell below $69 a barrel on Tuesday as economic concerns sent investors into safer havens, outweighing positive U.S. manufacturing and home sales data.
Oil prices fell on Tuesday as economic concerns sent investors into safer havens, outweighing positive U.S. manufacturing and home sales data.
Oil fell below $70 a barrel on Tuesday, mirroring weaker equity markets, and dragged by data showing Britain's manufacturing sector dipped unexpectedly in August.
Oil prices fell nearly 4 percent to below $70 a barrel on Monday as fear of a curb in Chinese bank lending dented optimism about the pace of economic recovery and a potential rebound in global energy demand.
Oil prices fell nearly $3 to below $70 a barrel on Monday as fear of a curb in Chinese bank lending dented optimism about the pace of economic recovery and a potential rebound in global energy demand.
Oil prices fell nearly $3 to below $70 a barrel on Monday as a big drop in China's key stock index dented optimism about the pace of economic recovery and a potential rebound in global energy demand.
