Wall Street JournalSlick Gains: Speculative Money Fueling Oil RallyWall Street JournalOPEC's recent agreement to limit crude production is unleashing a tide of speculative bets on rising oil prices, raising the prospect that the oil market could revers …

Wall Street JournalWhat Went Wrong in Oil-Price Forecasts?Wall Street JournalThis was supposed to be the year oil prices turned around. Ten banks surveyed by The Wall Street Journal in March predicted that U.S. crude would average $50 a barrel or better in …

Wall Street JournalOil Bears Aren't Going AnywhereWall Street JournalBut the oil market remains unimpressed. The focus has shifted to how far, and for how long, U.S. output will fall, and how other market players will react. Iran is likely to increase …

Wall Street JournalLid on Oil Prices Refuses to BudgeWall Street JournalOil bulls can't catch a break. The long-awaited decline in U.S. oil output has begun, data show, but many investors and analysts are still waiting for prices to stage a sustained r …

Wall Street JournalBattered Oil Shows Signs of LifeWall Street JournalOil bulls are back in the fight. The expansion in U.S. oil production, a major driver behind crude's nine-month slide, is close to slowing, some investors and analysts say. That coul …