Reuters | Oil slides as dollar jumps; down more than 4 percent on the week Reuters "The jobs number may be strength for the U.S. economy but it's being interpreted as weakness for oil," said Pete Donovan, broker at Liquidity Energy. Brent, the global benchmark for oil, settled down 56 cents, or 1.2 percent, at $47.42 a barrel. It ... Oil slides as dollar jumps; down 4 percent on the week Oil slips 2% amid signs of rising excess supply Oil Prices Retreat on Oversupply |