Oil price extends day's losses to 5%BBC NewsThe price of Brent crude oil has fallen, further taking it to a new six-year low. The price of a barrel of the North Sea benchmark dropped by 5% to $47.77, its lowest level since April 2009. US crude oil was …

Calgary HeraldShell to shed around 200 Alberta jobs, stoking new fears in oil patchThe Globe and MailRoyal Dutch Shell PLC is cutting hundreds of jobs at a massive Alberta oil sands project, stoking fears that more large-scale layoffs are in store as compa …

The Daily AdvertiserOil price plunge imperils La. jobs — but when?The Daily AdvertiserJob losses due to sinking oil prices may plague Louisiana — but not yet. Rumblings about such jobs at risk reverberated around neighboring Texas last week, based on a Fed …

Sydney Morning HeraldOil plummets, but don't expect lower fares soonSydney Morning HeraldOil prices may have plunged to near six-year lows, but travellers are unlikely to see Qantas or Virgin Australia rush to slash fares any time soon – or lower their …

How low can we go? Picking the price of oilHellenic Shipping News WorldwideTrying to pick the bottom of oil's surprise price plunge may be tougher this time around, with analysts turning to non-traditional indicators to make predictions. “Normally, whe …

CNNMoneyBig Oil loses $200 billion from oil price crashCNNMoneyNo one expected this: All of the blame goes to the unexpected meltdown in oil. Between 2012 and 2014, oil rarely left its comfort zone of $90 to $110 a barrel. Falling below $50 was almost unth …

Pittsburgh Post GazetteUS Steel says it's laying off 756 because of low oil pricesFortuneOil prices, which have been sliding for months, dipped below $50 per barrel on Monday, dropping below that threshold for the first time in over five years as trade …