USA TODAYStocks slightly lower; oil prices cut early lossesUSA TODAYU.S. stocks were slightly lower in late morning trading on news that OPEC failed to seal a deal on oil production. Markets were also reacting to the European Central Bank leaving interest …

FortuneWith Oil Back at $50, East Texas Shows Signs of Life AgainFortuneThe Permian rig count remains far below its November 2014 peak of 467 rigs recorded by oil services company Baker Hughes, and many areas and new wells less productive than those in “sw …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Retreat as Cushing Stockpiles GrowWall Street JournalChina, one of the world's biggest oil demand drivers, reported Sunday that its October crude imports dropped 5.7% from a month earlier but were up 9.4% from a year earli …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Kick Off Week Higher, Helped by Chinese Demand DataWall Street JournalLONDON—Oil prices kicked off the week higher, helped by data indicating China's appetite for crude oil remains strong and a further fall in U.S. drillin …

Wall Street JournalUS Oil Rig Count Declines by 16Wall Street JournalThe number of U.S. oil-drilling rigs, which is viewed as a proxy for activity in the oil industry, has fallen sharply since oil prices started falling last year. After a streak of modest …

Wall Street JournalUS Oil Rig Count Slides AgainWall Street JournalThe number of U.S. oil-drilling rigs, which is viewed as a proxy for activity in the oil industry, has fallen sharply since oil prices started falling last year. After a streak of modest gr …

Wall Street JournalOil Surges as Rig Count FallsWall Street JournalThe move gives momentum back to traders who have bet that a historic collapse in oil prices is forcing the U.S. shale-oil boom to slow down. U.S. producers made their largest cutbacks in fi …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Turn Positive as US Drilling SlowsWall Street JournalOil prices turned positive after a weekly report showed a drop in U.S. drilling activity. The number of active U.S. oil-drilling rigs in the latest week fell 26 to 614 rigs, …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Sink After Jobs ReportWall Street JournalOil prices have sunk to their lowest point in a week after disappointing U.S. employment numbers erased early-morning gains. Light, sweet crude for November delivery recently lost 42 ce …

Oil had a terrible week compared to just about everything elseQuartzJust when you thought we were out of the bear market for oil, traders have pulled us right back in. The price of Brent crude fell to $50.82 a barrel at the end of the week, down more than …