MarketWatchOil climbs as US supplies fall a second weekMarketWatchOil prices looked set Thursday to recoup some of their recent losses, buoyed a second weekly decline in U.S. crude supplies, but were still stuck in a bear market, defined as a decline from …

The Economist (blog)Why the falling oil price isn't hurting marketsThe Economist (blog)The two great oil shocks in the 1970s were unambiguously bad for Western economies—ushering in stagflation and transferring spending power to the oil-producing count …

The Economist (blog)Why falling oil isn't hurting marketsThe Economist (blog)INVESTORS could easily get confused about the impact of oil prices rises on the economy and markets. The story seemed to be clear: high prices bad, low prices good. The two gr …

Financial TimesCocoa dragged down by sell-off in oil pricesFinancial TimesCocoa was dragged down by the fall in oil prices as the key ingredient for chocolate looked to test the 10-year lows seen in April. Although correlations over a longer term between d …

Financial TimesTraders Test OPEC 'Whatever It Takes' Resolve to Defend Oil PriceNew York TimesSINGAPORE/LONDON — When OPEC leader Saudi Arabia pledged in May to do "whatever it takes" to defend world oil prices, it didn't expect the m …

New York MagazineCoconut Oil Is Still Fine — Not Great, But FineNew York MagazineIt's no wonder people love coconut oil. It's a fat that gets you less fat. It tastes delicious in that saturated-fatty kind of way, but without the stigma of butter. I …

Financial TimesOil slides below $45 a barrel for first time this yearFinancial TimesBrent crude oil remained mired below $45 a barrel on Thursday leaving it further in a bear market as traders continue to lose faith in Opec's ability to deliver on prod …

ForbesWhy Oil In The Low $40s Is The Danger ZoneForbesOil was down another 2% today, getting just two bucks away from the important $40 level. Remember, oil in the low $40s is the danger zone for the shale industry and oil producers, and it quickly escalat …

ForbesWith Oil Plummeting, The Stock Market Is The Biggest LoserForbesOil recently entered a bear market, and most traders are spending their time figuring out the implications for the energy sector. In the old days, people used to say that copper had a Ph …

ForbesIf Oil Continues Lower, Banks Will Be NextForbesFor long-time readers of this daily piece, you'll remember we dug deep into the oil price bust last year, and made the case early that cheap oil was toxic for the global economic recovery. And with …