The meaning of cheaper oilThe HinduWorld oil prices, already lower than they have been in six months, are not likely to recover anytime soon, going by market conditions. A further increase in supply, compounding the current glut, and a parallel contraction …

CNBCDow posts 7-day losing streak as oil declines; AmEx jumpsCNBCU.S. stocks closed slightly lower on Friday as news of an activist stake in American Express offset some of the pressure from oil's decline, following an in-line nonfarm payrolls report. …