Wall Street JournalOil Price Drop Hurts Spending on Business InvestmentsWall Street JournalProspects for an uptick in business investment this year are facing a major drag: The collapse in oil prices is spurring significant cutbacks for the energy-producti …

Wall Street JournalOil-Drop Pain Spreads to Saudi Arabia's Energy BehemothWall Street JournalSaudi Arabia's refusal late last year to rein in oil production helped trigger the price crash that has hurt oil-producing countries and publicly listed en …

Asbury Park PressNew Jersey will get public hearing on oil drillingAsbury Park Press“Oil drilling in the Atlantic would put New Jersey's shore communities and our state's economy at significant risk,” Pallone said. “And those who will be most serio …

FT.com (registration) (blog)Guest post: reforming the Nigerian economy in the era of low oilFT.com (registration) (blog)The stickiness of oil dependence is a symptom of a general malaise: high levels of corruption which makes transparency very difficult. T …

Crude collapse leads to layoffs, public spending cuts in Canada's oil patchThe Globe and MailThe collapse in global crude prices is exacting a heavy toll on Canada's oil patch and governments, with industry layoffs now mounting into the thousands a …

Citi: The oil (and gas) plunge isn't over yetCNNMoneyThe oil bounce also caused stock prices to surge on Tuesday. But the rebound is already looking like it may be short lived. Oil plummeted nearly 9% on Wednesday to settle at $48.45 a barrel. That&#39 …

Christian Science MonitorWhat a North American oil slowdown means for global supplyChristian Science MonitorWhat the current oil price slump means for world oil supply is starting to emerge. "Layoffs," "cutbacks," "delays," an …

CBC.caOil-led deflation can be good, bad or uglyCBC.caAlthough oil prices have crossed back above $50 US, last year's crash from over $100 is just now feeding into inflation calculations. Yesterday, central bankers in Australia and India joined the lon …

Christian Science MonitorOil industry job cuts are hereBusiness Insider"Employment posted another solid gain in January, although the pace of growth is slower than in recent months. Businesses in the energy and supplying industries are already scaling …

Irish ExaminerStocks Rise in Late Rally on Higher Oil; Energy Stocks JumpABC NewsOil prices ended up surging for a third straight day, and stocks of big producers jumped. All 10 industry sectors in the Standard and Poor's 500 index rose. Exxon Mobil ro …