Wall Street JournalOil Falls as Dollar Surges Against Bearish Global BackdropWall Street JournalOil prices slipped Friday as the dollar surged after China introduced new stimulus measures to boost its flagging economy. The benchmark U.S. crude contract end …

Wall Street JournalOil Sells Off as Dollar Surges Against Bearish Global BackdropWall Street JournalOil prices fell sharply early Friday as the dollar surged after China announced stimulus measures to jump-start its flagging economy. The benchmark U.S. cru …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Lifted by Talk of ECB StimulusWall Street JournalLONDON—Oil prices rose on Friday, boosted by the prospects of new stimulus measures from the European Central Bank, but were still on track for a weekly loss. The market was als …

Wall Street JournalUS Oil Rig Count Slides AgainWall Street JournalThe number of U.S. oil-drilling rigs, which is viewed as a proxy for activity in the oil industry, has fallen sharply since oil prices started falling last year. After a streak of modest gr …

Houston Chronicle (subscription)US Oil-Rig Count Falls to 640Wall Street JournalThe number of U.S. oil-drilling rigs, which is viewed as a proxy for activity in the oil industry, has fallen sharply since oil prices started falling last year. After a six-we …

CNNMoneyNorth Dakota hit by falling oil pricesCNNMoneyThe number of mining and logging jobs in North Dakota, a category that includes oil field workers, has dropped by 3,700, or 12%, since March. That accounts for about half the job losses in the state in …

Financial TimesOil price plunge forces Norway to cut rates to record lowFinancial TimesNorway's central bank cut interest rates to a fresh record low as it battled to overcome a slump in oil prices that has hit the economy of western Europe's bigge …

Wall Street JournalFracking Firms That Drove Oil Boom Struggle to SurviveWall Street JournalA wave of bankruptcies and closures is sweeping across the oil patch, with dozens of hydraulic-fracturing companies at risk, industry experts say. Most of the compa …

American Trade JournalUS Oil-Rig Count Falls in Latest WeekWall Street JournalThe number of U.S. oil-drilling rigs, which is viewed as a proxy for activity in the oil industry, has fallen sharply since oil prices started falling last year. The rig count dr …

Telegraph.co.ukOil declines a fourth day as US drillers add rigs to fieldsTelegraph.co.uk“It's still a supply story,” Jonathan Barratt, the chief investment officer at Ayers Alliance Securities in Sydney, said. “There is not a lot of upside for oil.” D …