MarketWatch | Oil prices extend losses; US inventory data eyed MarketWatch Market participants will be closely watching U.S. crude-oil inventories and production data forecasts by the industry group American Petroleum Institute, scheduled to be released later Tuesday. The official government figures will be released on Wednesday. US oil settles down 62 cents, or 1.39%, at $43.98 a barrel Crude falls, extending two-week slide on refined oil glut worry Oil prices extend losses as glut worries persist |