Wall Street JournalOil-Price Collapse Fuels Singapore LayoffsWall Street JournalSINGAPORE—In Singapore's worst year for layoffs since the global financial crisis, workers at offshore-marine companies were major victims—a sign of how reeling oil prices …

Gold, Oil Go Their Separate WaysWall Street JournalWhile oil prices began 2016 by continuing their long descent—falling below $30 last month, from over $100 in 2014—gold has been a bright spot for investors. After hitting a six-year low in December, it has …

Business InsiderJPMORGAN CEO: We're not that worried about the oil industryBusiness InsiderJPMorgan isn't sweating over the collapsing price of oil. In a conference call with analysts following the release of the bank's fourth-quarter earnings …

CNN InternationalOil price plunge: Risks and rewardsCNN International(CNN) Just over four years ago, the United States and Europe sanctioned the sale of Iranian oil in an effort to curb Tehran's nuclear program. Oil was trading at $110 per barrel, and …

Wall Street JournalEnergy Company Assets on the Block as Oil Plunge BitesWall Street JournalDuring past oil market slumps, big energy companies went on merger-and-acquisition sprees to consolidate. This time around, they are turning to decidedly less sexy …

Oil's 'silly' situation – Markets treating oil companies like it's 1998bnn.caCrude oil is testing levels not seen since 2009, but the market is treating oil companies like it's 1998 – a time when oil was trading just above $10 a barrel, …

ConsumerReports.orgWhat the coming ban on partially hydrogenated oil means for youConsumerReports.orgIn June, the Food and Drug Administration announced that manufacturers have until 2018 to rid their products of the primary source of trans fats, partially …

Wall Street Journal (blog)WSJ Survey: Oil and Inflation Are Stubborn DisappointmentsWall Street Journal (blog)The history of oil tycoons is littered with booms and busts—fortunes that swelled and collapsed with unexpected velocity—subject to the vagaries o …

RT2004 Gulf of Mexico oil spill could leak another 100 years - reportRTAn oil leak that occurred when an offshore platform toppled during Hurricane Ivan in 2004 has continued to spill oil into the Gulf of Mexico – and could keep leaking for another 100 yea …

Financial TimesHedge funds loom large in oil price movesFinancial TimesIn an attempt to explain the conundrum, experienced traders are pointing at the influence of multibillion-dollar macro funds. While much of the increase in speculative demand has been d …