CBC.caOil hits $45 US, pulling TSX higherCBC.caOil resumed its rapid climb on Friday, punching through $45 US a barrel and giving a boost to the Toronto stock market. West Texas Intermediate, the most important North American futures contract, was up 7.1 p …

Business InsiderUS oil rig count rises for a 6th straight weekBusiness InsiderThe number of oil rigs in use in the US rose for the sixth-straight week this week, increasing 1 to 675. This is still down from a peak of 1,609 in October 2014, though the decli …

CBC.ca2 days of gains push oil up 17%, TSX up 3.6%CBC.caAfter a week with wild swings in the values of stocks and commodities, oil futures ended up gaining 17 per cent in two days and the TSX was up 3.6 per cent in the same period. That didn't wipe out …