Oil Edges Up to $42 Ahead of U.S. Data
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Oil prices edged higher for the second  day on Wednesday ahead of U.S. government data expected to show  a slight decline in winter heating fuel stocks.
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Oil prices vaulted back above $50 a  barrel on Tuesday as traders took out insurance ahead of weekly  U.S. data on Wednesday that is expected to show only a modest  increase in winter heating oil inventories.
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Crude prices stayed firm on Wednesday as traders held their positions ahead of mid-week US petroleum inventories data and braced for a possible production cut from oil cartel OPEC, which meets later this week.
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Crude oil prices hovered near an all-time record high of US$49.40 as supply fears in Iraq and other key producers pushed up early trading Monday, while the market took stock of Hurricane Ivan&#39;s impact on oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.
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U.S. oil prices rose on Wednesday,  pausing from a losing streak well above $40 a barrel, although  dealers said data on fuel supplies in the United States due  later in the day may trigger a new slide in the market.
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Washington: Oil futures prices bolted 5 per cent higher, climbing above $44 a barrel after US government data showed a slight decline in crude and heating oil supplies as colder weather in the Northeast drove up fuel demand.
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Oil prices edged higher for the  second day on Wednesday, recovering from a week-long $5 slump  ahead of U.S. inventory data expected to show a slight draw in  distillates, which include winter heating fuel.
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Stock index futures edged up on Friday before a government report that is expected to show 70,000 jobs were created last month, while oil prices hovering near $99 a barrel kept investors on edge.
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Crude oil futures rose Wednesday ahead of an extended weekend for traders, even though weekly government data showed rising domestic inventories of crude and distillate fuel, which includes heating oil.
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NEW YORK - Stocks edged higher in early trading Friday as investors tried to uncouple share prices from skyrocketing oil costs, even as crude reached new highs and flirted with $50 per barrel.    A barrel of light crude was quoted at $48.97, up 27 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange after setting a new intraday record earlier in the session at $49.40...
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Stock futures were modestly ahead on  Tuesday, pointing to a higher open on Wall Street, as oil  prices steadied around $42 a barrel and the dollar bounced  higher, while investors awaited a report on U.S. factory  orders.
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Oil prices edged below $49 a barrel  on Wednesday as traders looked ahead to an expected build in  weekly U.S. inventory data that would help bolster the thin  supply cushion ahead of peak northern winter demand.
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LONDON - Oil prices held strong above $53 a barrel today as worries over a winter supply crunch countered expectations that high fuel costs would curb growth in petroleum demand next year.
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The dollar edged up on Tuesday as weaker  oil prices helped it to recover losses made on data showing  overseas demand for U.S. assets may have stalled. U.S. light  crude traded around $53.21, easing from a fresh record high of  $55.33 hit in New York and helping to keep the dollar away from  near eight-month lows hit overnight.
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Oil prices rose close to a record high  on Tuesday on U.S. economic data showing that inflationary  pressure was held in check in July and ahead of weekly  inventory due out on Wednesday and forecast to show a draw in  crude stocks.
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Oil edged up above $64 a barrel on  Wednesday as traders cautiously await the debate among members  of the U.N. nuclear watchdog over Iran's atomic work, and on  renewed concerns over disruptions to Nigerian supplies.
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Oil prices climbed above $42 a barrel  on Wednesday, rising for the third day in a row as the heavy  consuming U.S. Northeast felt the first chills of winter.