BloombergVenezuela Secretly Plotted to Sell Banned Syrian Oil to the U.S.BloombergSyria and Venezuela plotted in recent years to evade international sanctions on Syria through a secret deal to transport its crude oil through Russia to the Caribbean. The pr …

Oil prices down sharply ahead of OPEC announcementABC NewsOil prices were volatile but trading sharply lower Thursday ahead of an expected announcement from the OPEC oil cartel that it will extend recent production cuts for a further nine months. Elsewhere …

MIDEAST STOCKS-Emerging market weakness, lower oil may hit regional sharesReutersThe MSCI emerging markets index fell 2.9 percent on Friday while Brent crude oil settled down at $44.75 per barrel, off 2.4 percent. It had reached a low of $44.19, the lowest …

UPDATE 1-中国・香港株式市場・大引け＝中国は続伸、エネルギー株が高い 香港も上昇ロイター政府の過剰生産能力削減策が奏功しつつあるとの見方から、エネルギー株と原材料株が上昇した。 上海総合指数 終値は３７．３０５５ポイント（１．２１％）高の３１２８．２４６７。 上海と深センの株式市場に上場する有力企業３００銘柄で構成するＣＳＩ３００指数 終値は４０．１５５ ...and more » Read more http://news.google.com/news/url?s …

MIDEAST STOCKS-Weak oil may weigh on Gulf, offset Fed's decision to hold fireReutersOil prices slumped on Friday, with U.S. crude falling 5 percent, after a selloff in Wall Street equities offset the positive impact of a third weekly decline in the U.S …