Oil Clings to $50, Fuel Stocks to Fall
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Oil prices hugged $50 a barrel on  Wednesday on worries of potential supply disruptions and with  U.S. crude inventories expected to fall due to the lingering  effects of Hurricane Ivan.
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U.S. oil prices hovered near $47 a  barrel on Wednesday, awaiting data that was expected to show a  big drop in fuel stocks in the United States due to  weather-related disruptions to output and shipments.
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Oil prices backed away from record  highs on Wednesday as signs that $50-plus crude is crimping  demand growth prompted traders to lock in profits from the  market's 23 percent surge since mid-August.
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Oil prices marched toward $50 a  barrel on Friday, weighing on Asian stock markets as investors  fretted over the impact of high energy costs on corporate  profits, consumer spending and economic growth in general.
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Oil prices fell heavily on Monday, taking US crude below $50 on speculation that a US election win for Senator John Kerry could ease the geopolitical friction that helped fuel this year&#39;s record-breaking rally.
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As crude oil futures head toward $50 per barrel, stocks are in retreat. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 31 points in today&#39;s early going.
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A boost in US crude supplies and the end of American election uncertainties brought some calm to oil markets Thursday, with crude futures falling but still holding above the $50 mark.
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U.S. stocks were still little changed  on Friday as investors looked for oil prices, flirting near the  $50-per-barrel mark, to lose some momentum.
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Oil prices fell more than $1.50, off  three percent, on Wednesday after a larger-than-expected build  in U.S. heating and diesel stocks soothed worries about a  winter fuel deficit.
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LONDON : World oil prices tumbled more than two dollars in New York, sliding below 50 dollars for the first time in nearly a month amid reports of higher Iraqi oil exports and easing fears over a Nigerian strike, analysts said.
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Crude oil&#39;s five-day plunge last week after failing to reach US$50 a barrel convinced more traders and analysts that the price will continue to fall, according to a Bloomberg News survey.
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Crude oil prices have dipped in New York, sliding as much as two dollars to around $50 a barrel. That&#39;s extending declines seen last week despite concerns that a planned strike in Nigeria could affect output.
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U.S. oil prices hovered just below  $50 a barrel on Tuesday, holding recent gains on a rash of  crude supply outages and fears over thin heating oil tanks.
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US oil prices drifted below $50 a barrel on Tuesday, extending a week-long slump that has shaved more than $5 off record-high prices as some traders cashed in profits ahead of the US presidential election.
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Easing oil prices held above $50 a barrel on Thursday as traders took stock after a roller-coaster session that pitted bullish views of President Bush&#39;s re-election against rising US crude inventories.
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The price of crude oil fell for a third straight day on Friday, sliding back toward the US$50 mark after a surprising midweek US petroleum stocks report and China&#39;s latest moves to cool its economy.
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Crude oil futures fell below $50 a barrel in New York for the first time since Oct. 5 on speculation that growth in demand will ease next year as supplies increase.