CNBCStocks close higher on oil rebound; earnings, Fed eyedCNBCU.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday after trading in a narrow range as investors digested a rebound in oil prices and looked for more signals on the timing of an interest rate hike. Energy adv …

The Globe and Mail (subscription)Economic hit spreads beyond oil patch: Bank of CanadaThe Globe and Mail (subscription)The hit to jobs and investment from the oil price plunge is spreading beyond the oil patch, according to businesses surveyed by the Bank …

The GuardianStrong dollar and low oil price lead to disappointing US jobs figuresThe GuardianJobseekers discuss their CVs with representatives of Chattanooga Labeling Systems at a job fair in Georgia. Although the headline jobs figure disappointed analysts …

MarketWatchTrader who called oil's rout sees crude below $40MarketWatchNEW YORK (MarketWatch)—Investors and traders looking for the oil rout to give way to a V-shaped recovery are likely to be painfully disappointed, said a hedge-fund manager who made …

Big Oil's business model is brokenGristMany reasons have been provided for the dramatic plunge in the price of oil to about $60 per barrel (nearly half of what it was a year ago): slowing demand due to global economic stagnation; overproduction at shal …

The News InternationalHow long will oil stay cheap?Hamilton SpectatorThe "frackers" who have added four million barrels/day to U.S. oil production in the past five years (and effectively flooded the market) already owe an estimated $160 billion t …

New York TimesMexico Ramps Up Search for Private Oil InvestmentNew York TimesMEXICO CITY — Mexico kicked off the opening of its oil industry to great fanfare. At a packed event at the Technology Museum here seven months ago, maps flashed on a giant screen …

Toronto StarUnemployment: Why the 'worst is yet to come' amid oil shockThe Globe and Mail (subscription)In Alberta, The Globe and Mail's Tavia Grant reports, the jobless rate spiked in February to 5.3 per cent from January's 4.5 per cent as …

Toronto StarOil slump sends Canada's jobless rate higherToronto StarOTTAWA — Canada's unemployment rate climbed to 6.8 per cent in February as the labour market in energy-rich Alberta showed its first significant decline since the global oil slump, …

Toronto StarUnemployment spikes in Canada's crude-sensitive provinces amid oil shockThe Globe and Mail (subscription)In Alberta, The Globe and Mail's Tavia Grant reports, the jobless rate spiked in February to 5.3 per cent from January's 4.5 pe …