Vox | Russia joins OPEC in throttling oil production — and oil prices keep rising Vox Many of the world's biggest oil producers are trying to see if they can hike crude prices around the world by artificially throttling production. So far, they've been stunningly successful — with “so far” being the key term here. On Monday, global oil ... Canadian dollar above 76 cents US as oil surges to 1½-year high US crude posts best settle since July 2015 on oil producer output cuts Oil hits highest since mid-2015 on non-OPEC cut agreement |