Wall Street JournalWhy Big US Banks Can Ride Out the Oil BustWall Street JournalThe energy meltdown has taken bank stocks hostage. Investors should cut them free. Fear that oil's crash will spawn losses that blow holes in big-bank balance sheets are so …

RT'Critical mass' reached to freeze oil output – Russian energy ministerRTThose publicly announced positions show that oil exporters accounting for 73 percent of the world's oil, favored the freeze. That's a critical mass of the countries w …

Financial Timesthe upside of 'lower for longer' oilFinancial TimesFor weeks, markets have been mirroring the oil price. Investors consider slumping oil prices as evidence of lacklustre global demand. They are not convinced lower energy costs can li …

Medical News TodayEven fried food has nutritional value, when cooked in olive oilMedical News TodayCooking in oil increased the levels of phenolic compounds, but cooking in water did not. This is thought to be due to phenols being transferred from the EVOO …

The Boston GlobeLower oil prices — they aren't good for everyoneThe Boston GlobeHere's the economic question of the day: Aren't lower oil prices supposed to be a plus for the US economy? Economists have long equated declines in oil prices to ta …

New York TimesRussians' Anxiety Swells as Oil Prices CollapseNew York TimesThe last time oil prices dropped so low and stayed there, in the 1980s, the Soviet Union disintegrated. Steadily rising prices since 2000 have lifted Russia out of poverty and e …

CNNMoneyRed flag: Oil company defaults are spikingCNNMoneyExperts say there are a lot of parallels between today's crisis and the last oil crash in 1986. Back then, 27% of exploration and production companies went bust. Defaults are skyrocketing again. …

CBC.caStock markets rebound 1 day after big drop, oil rallies higherCBC.caNorth American stock markets and oil prices moved solidly higher Thursday, putting at least a temporary stop to the steady losses that have plagued those markets lately. The benchmar …

Motley Fool3 Oil Companies Thriving on Low Oil PricesMotley FoolWith oil prices down roughly 50% over the past year, some oil producers are simply trying to survive. Then there's a second group that's just trying to tread water by focusing on pushi …

CNBCOil companies brace for big wave of debt defaultsCNBC"The energy sector remains the most troubled, accounting for almost a quarter of the 79 defaults so far this year," said Sharon Ou, Moody's Credit Policy Research senior credit officer. …