CNBCStocks under pressure as banks, miners tumble; oil eyedCNBCMeanwhile, oil prices rose tentatively overnight on further news suggesting OPEC and other major exporters could consider a deal. During London trading, Brent crude prices fell slightly from hi …

The AgeMassive oil tanker Bow Singapore runs aground off RosebudThe AgeA massive oil tanker is believed to have run aground in Port Phillip Bay, off Rosebud. The 115-metre Bow Singapore hit a sandbar while turning in a shipping channel, just west of the Ho …

MarketWatchOil gains drive Asian energy stocks higherMarketWatchOvernight, oil prices entered into a bull market in the U.S. as falling stockpiles and talk of a production cap by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries led to gains. It is the …

CNBCStocks lower amid Fed hike debate; Oil steadyCNBCEuropean stocks traded lower on Friday as investors paused for breath as oil prices came off their highs while the debate over a U.S. interest rate rise amongst policymakers raged on. The pan-European ST …

CNBCStocks open lower amid Fed hike debate; oil steadyCNBCMeanwhile, oil prices rose tentatively overnight on further news suggesting OPEC and other major exporters could consider a deal. During London trading, Brent crude prices fell slightly from highs o …

CNBCEurope to open lower; Asia shares, oil prices in focusCNBCOil prices will be in focus for markets on Friday as investors await the latest U.S. rig count data. In other news, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams on Thursday joined …

CNBCAsia markets close modestly higher; Nikkei posts 2.2% weekly dropCNBCThe mostly positive session in Asia followed a higher finish stateside amid rising oil prices. Oil received a boost in sentiment on further news suggesting OPEC and other major export …

CNBCAsia markets give up early gains; Nikkei turns negative as yen strengthensCNBC"The [overnight] bounce in oil was helped along by further jawboning from the former president of OPEC, Chakib Khelil, who stated that an OPEC supply-freeze deal was on …

Financial TimesProfits elusive for Australia's oil companiesFinancial TimesSlumping oil prices fell into a bear market earlier this year, weighed down by a two-year supply glut, though they rose above $50 a barrel overnight for the first time since Jun …

CNBCAsia markets mostly tad higher; Australia banks fall after Moody's outlook cutCNBC"The bounce in oil was helped along by further jawboning from the former president of OPEC, Chakib Khelil, who stated that an OPEC supply-freeze deal was on cour …