MarketWatchOil under $47 a barrel as US supply hits 80-year highMarketWatchSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Oil futures dropped under $47 a barrel Thursday after a weekly supply report showed an increase in crude inventories that was four times larger than Wa …

ReutersUS jobless claims off seven-month high; oil layoffs watchedReutersEconomists had dismissed the prior week's increase as "noise" given that claims data is difficult to adjust for seasonal variations around the holidays. Some, however, w …