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Futures Movers: Oil prices fall a third day on worries about oversupply, China virus fallout

Oil futures tumbled for a third session in a row on Thursday, with U.S. prices logging their lowest finish since late November, on fears that economic growth and oil demand may be hit by the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in China......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 23rd, 2020

Futures Movers: Oil prices sink more than 2% as U.S.-China trade spat sparks demand concerns

Crude-oil prices head sharply lower on Tuesday amid lingering worries about a protracted trade conflict between the U.S. and China, which could hurt energy demand......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 7th, 2019

Futures Movers: Oil prices fall as growing U.S. output eases supply worries tied to political unrest

Oil prices fall Tuesday, as growth in U.S. crude output helps to ease supply concerns tied to political unrest in the Middle East......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 15th, 2018

Futures Movers: U.S. oil tumbles 7.7% and logs worst loss in 3 years, as oversupply worries build

U.S. oil on Friday registers the worst day in about three years, with the contract also notching a seventh straight weekly fall, as investors increasingly focus on supply worries ahead of an important OPEC gathering......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 23rd, 2018

Futures Movers: U.S. oil prices end lower, down from 2-year highs, on potential progress in Iran nuclear talks

Oil futures end lower on Tuesday, with U.S. prices down from their highest finish in more than two years. Prices fall sharply afternoon dealings after a report from BBC Persia implied progress in the Iran nuclear talks......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 18th, 2021

Futures Movers: Oil prices post highest finish in over 2 years on demand optimism

Oil futures climb on Monday to post their highest finish in more than two years, as signs of a demand recovery in the U.S. and Europe feed optimism over the outlook for energy demand, despite a round of weaker-than-expected economic data from China......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 17th, 2021

Futures Movers: Oil prices fall as Colonial Pipeline resumes operations on U.S. East Coast

Oil futures fall sharply Thursday, on track to snap a four-day winning streak, as the Colonial Pipeline resumes operations after shutting down in response to a ransomware attack. Traders are also tracking a continued surge in COVID-19 cases in India......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 13th, 2021

Futures Movers: Oil ends lower on renewed global growth fears, but tallies a monthly gain

Oil futures finish lower on Friday, with weakness tied to some worries over the global economic outlook, but prices tallied weekly, as well as monthly gains......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 30th, 2021

Futures Movers: Oil prices get a lift from China data as OPEC report suggests an uptick in demand

Crude-oil futures trade higher on Tuesday after a report on Chinese international trade provided further evidence that an economic rebound was taking hold in one of the biggest importers of crude and global commodities......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 13th, 2021

Futures Movers: Oil prices get a lift from China data as OPEC report points to demand pickup

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Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 13th, 2021

Futures Movers: Oil prices fall as U.S. data show hefty rise in gasoline supplies

Oil prices head lower on Wednesday, with gasoline futures leading the losses in the sector as traders parsed U.S. government data showing a more-than-3-million-barrel decline in crude inventories, and a bigger-than-expected climb in gasoline inventories......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 7th, 2021

Futures Movers: Oil prices remain under pressure after largest weekly slide since October

Crude-oil futures add to losses Monday morning, after last week producing their largest weekly loss since October as worries over renewed lockdowns and a sluggish vaccine rollout in parts of Europe continued to dog energy markets......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 22nd, 2021

Futures Movers: Oil futures turn higher, but U.S. prices look set for largest weekly loss since October

Oil futures turn higher Friday but after posting five consecutive losses, U.S. prices are on track to log their largest weekly loss since October as worries over renewed lockdowns and a sluggish vaccine rollout in parts of Europe threaten energy demand......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 19th, 2021

Futures Movers: Oil prices decline, on track to extend last week’s loss

Oil futures move lower on Monday, looking to extend losses from last week after Brent crude failed to hold above the key $70 mark, despite signs of strong demand out of China......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 15th, 2021

Futures Movers: Oil prices move up as U.S. supplies fall a 4th straight week and Texas deep freeze continues

Oil futures shake off earlier losses Thursday after a U.S. government report showed a fourth straight weekly decline in domestic inventories, as traders weighed the impact of the deep freeze in Texas on energy production and demand......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 18th, 2021

Futures Movers: Oil prices end 2020 on a positive note, but suffer 20% annual fall as pandemic took toll on demand

Oil futures end 2020 on a positive note, but suffer a hefty yearly fall, only partially recovering from the hit to crude demand from the COVID-19 pandemic......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 31st, 2020

Futures Movers: Oil prices edge higher, but log first weekly fall in 2 months in Christmas Eve trade

Crude-oil futures settle slightly higher Thursday amid light-trading volumes in the last trading session before Christmas, with investors watching whether a U.S. fiscal package will be signed into law by President Trump......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 24th, 2020

Futures Movers: Oil prices rise 2% as EIA shows weekly fall in crude stockpiles; Brexit deal seen near

Crude-oil futures take a sharper leg higher Wednesday morning after a report from the Energy Information Administration showed a drop in U.S. crude inventories......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 23rd, 2020

Futures Movers: Oil prices end sharply lower, threatening to snap 7-week streak of gains

Oil futures settle sharply lower Tuesday for the second straight day on worries about energy demand following new travel bans and lockdowns in Europe and the U.S. to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, even though a vaccine rollout has begun......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 22nd, 2020

Futures Movers: Oil prices tumble on worries that new COVID-19 strain will hit demand

Concerns about a new and more infectious strain of COVID-19 in the U.K. and South Africa have triggered worries about demand for oil, weighing on prices on Monday......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 21st, 2020

Asian stocks set to fall on growing second virus wave fears

Asian equities and oil prices were set to slip on Tuesday amid growing investor worries about a second wave of coronavirus infections after the Chinese city where the pandemic originated reported its first new cases since its lockdown was lifted......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMay 11th, 2020