ReutersOil down more than 1 percent ahead of long US Memorial Day weekendReutersA stronger greenback makes dollar-denominated commodities less affordable to holders of the euro and other currencies. Traders said oil was particularly vulnerable to profit-ta …

The GuardianStrong dollar and low oil price lead to disappointing US jobs figuresThe GuardianJobseekers discuss their CVs with representatives of Chattanooga Labeling Systems at a job fair in Georgia. Although the headline jobs figure disappointed analysts …

ReutersAsia shares sluggish, oil drifts lowerReutersOil had retreated 5 percent on Friday as Yemen's conflict looked less likely to disrupt Middle East crude shipments and investors turned their focus to talks for a potential Iran nuclear deal that cou …

ReutersChipmaker deal helps Wall St. rebound, oil slumps anewReutersOil investors' worries diminished about the conflict in Yemen, which is close to a major chokepoint for oil tankers, and focused on new supplies possibly coming to market after any Ira …

ReutersGlobal shares up at end of down week, oil prices retreatReutersBrent oil fell below $50 a barrel after Thursday's spike on Saudi-led air attacks in Yemen, and the dollar was down. Investors awaited a speech on monetary policy on Friday by Federa …

MarketWatchAfter oil-price collapse, North Dakota no longer has lowest unemployment rateMarketWatchOil producers in North Dakota, one of the biggest energy-producing states, have had to scale back after a big slump in prices since last summer. Two other st …

Financial PostUS makes a strategic error in the oil price warFinancial TimesCapital spending budgets are being cut back, drilling rigs idled and staff laid off. The remarkable growth of US oil production, which brought more than 1m barrels per day of addit …

USA TODAYChristi Craddick: Texas oil queenUSA TODAYThe future of U.S. energy and the dawn of its energy independence is happening here, in a state whose economy — the second biggest in the country — is run in large part by oil and gas. In Texas, oil is kin …

TIMEThe Real (and Troubling) Reason Behind Lower Oil PricesTIMEThe other day, I had lunch with Ruchir Sharma, head of emerging markets for Morgan Stanley Asset Management and chief of macroeconomics for the bank, who posited a fascinating idea: the major f …

ReutersGlobal stocks fall on mixed data; oil reboundsReuters"We've been hearing 1 million jobs have been created in the last 3 months, so where are people spending this money?" After falling sharply on Thursday, crude oil futures came back. B …