CBC.caStock markets slip as oil slumpsCBC.caStock markets in Toronto and New York were lower in mid-afternoon trading Friday as oil prices slipped back below $30 US a barrel and retail sales data in Canada showed signs of slowing consumer demand. In Toront …

ReutersOil industry bet big on Jeb Bush for president, Reuters review shows. Now what?ReutersU.S. oil and gas executives bet big on 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush - they donated more to his White House run than to all of his rivals combine …

RPT-Cancellation of Iran oil contracts' presentation signals infightingReuters(Repeats Thursday item). * London contracts conference was due on Feb 22-24. * Internal clashes over the oil contracts, sources say. * Hardliners oppose contracts, push to ha …

エネルギー安・ドル高がいつ収まるのか不明＝米ＦＲＢ議長ロイターエネルギー安・ドル高がいつ収まるのか不明＝米ＦＲＢ議長. ［ワシントン １１日 ロイター］ - イエレン米連邦準備理事会（ＦＲＢ）議長は、エネルギー安とドル高がいつ落ち着くのか依然として定かではないと述べた。 議長は上院銀行委員会での証言で、安定化の時期を「予測すること ... Read more http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNH6L70y_5-ge …

ReutersLower oil prices squeezing US manufacturing sectorReutersWASHINGTON New orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods in December recorded their biggest drop in 16 months as lower oil prices and a strong dollar pressured factories, the latest indi …

New York TimesAs Oil Money Melts, Alaska Mulls First Income Tax in 35 YearsNew York TimesThis is the least-taxed state in the nation, where oil royalties and energy taxes once paid for 90 percent of state functions. Oil money was so plentiful that resident …

Wall Street JournalSubsidies for Cooking OilWall Street JournalThe Journal reports that Solazyme, which in 2009 received more than $20 million in grants to build a refinery for automotive fuel, is now selling an algae-derived oil for cooking. Readers may r …

ReutersUS House passes bill to fund government, export crude oilReutersWASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday overwhelmingly passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill to keep government agencies open and funded through September 2016 and lift th …

Financial TimesShell boss faces challenge as oil price fall threatens tie-upFinancial TimesEven in April, when the marriage was announced, some thought Shell was overpaying, betting on a recovery in the oil price that might never happen. Since then, oil ha …

ReutersShell calls for tougher regulation of Dubai oil benchmarkReutersAnglo-Dutch oil company Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSa.L) on Thursday called for tougher regulation of the Dubai crude benchmark, the Middle East's most important oil-pricing mechanism …