Xi fails to impress; Oil drops below $49; Global market jitters  CNNHere's what you need to know about the markets before you start your business day. Read more https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/18/investing/premarket-stocks-trading/index.html

Oil closes below $50 a barrel for first time in more than a year  San Antonio Express-NewsCrude oil prices on Monday settled below $50 a barrel for the first time in more than a year, threatening the health of the Houston energy sector again afte …

MarketWatchOil drops as producers say they need more time to cut stockpilesWorldOil (subscription)LONDON (Bloomberg) --A pledge by crude producers to consider extending their output-cut deal failed to excite oil bulls, with prices dropping as more time was …