CNBCEuropean markets mixed amid earnings; oil prices hit multi-year highsCNBCOil prices hit highs not seen since late 2014 on Thursday, following reports OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia would be content to see crude prices surge up to $100 a barrel over the comi …

ReutersGerman engineering production rose 3.9 percent in 2017, more growth aheadReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - Production in Germany's engineering sector rose by a stronger-than-expected 3.9 percent to 223 billion euros in 2017, and will likely grow by at l …

BloombergGuyana Is About to Open Up Pandora's BarrelBloombergGranted, Guyana will have some help. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative is counseling officials on how to avert corruption. Multilateral lenders are training Guyanese to develo …

BloombergNigeria's World-Beating Stocks Are Riding on OilBloombergThe main equity index in Africa's biggest economy has surged 12 percent this year in dollar terms, the most among 96 major bourses tracked by Bloomberg, pushing it to the highest lev …

BloombergThe World's Best Stocks May Gain Even More If Oil Holds UpBloombergIf oil prices reverse their 45 percent climb since June, Nigerian assets could take a hit. That's one reason HSBC Holdings Plc has a negative outlook on the stocks. The U.K …

ReutersChina says will limit oil, refined product exports to North KoreaReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China's Commerce Ministry said on Friday it will limit exports of crude oil, refined oil products, steel and other metals to North Korea, in line with to …

ReutersSouth Korea December inflation speeds up as global oil prices riseReutersInflation stayed below the BOK's target level for most of this year, but the central bank sees inflation approaching the target as oil prices rise and the global economy re …

ReutersRussia backs gradual, managed exit from oil cuts with OPECReutersThe Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other large oil producers led by Russia agreed last month to extend until the end of next year their deal to cut a combined 1. …

BloombergChina's Push to Trade Oil in Yuan Faces a Key HurdleBloombergSaudi Arabia's Energy Ministry and Saudi Aramco, its state-run oil company, declined to respond to requests for comment on being open to accepting yuan for payment. U.A.E. Energy …

Nigerian Economic Growth Quickens as Oil Output IncreasesBloomberg“It's not surprising that the economy expanded further given relative stability in the Niger delta, which helped boost oil production,” Gaimin Nonyane, London-based economic-research hea …