Wall Street Journal | Oil Prices Slide, as Persistent Oversupply Trumps Other Concerns Wall Street Journal NEW YORK—Oil prices slid Monday, erasing early gains, as fresh signs of an oversupplied crude market trumped concerns about increased tensions in the Middle East. Light, sweet crude for February delivery recently fell 41 cents, or 1.1%, to $36.63 a ... Alberta's oil economy forced to 'recalibrate': economist Oil Reverses Gains, Traders Balance Middle East, Oversupply Fall in oil price continues to hurt, not help global economy |