CNBC | US crude ticks up 9 cents, settling at $68.38, as market shakes off Trump's attack on OPEC CNBC It was not immediately clear what sparked Trump's OPEC tweet, but Reuters reported earlier this week that Saudi Arabia would like oil prices to rise above $80 a barrel in order to support the stock market debut of the kingdom's oil giant Saudi Aramco ... Trump Criticizes OPEC, Calling Oil Prices 'Artificially' High Surging oil prices rattle President Trump OPEC hits back at Trump after tweet about 'artificially' high oil prices |