Oil Below $50 as Downturn Resumes
631901
Oil fell back below $50 on Thursday, resuming a downturn that has cut prices 11 percent from record highs and ending a brief rally following President Bush&#39;s US election victory.
397915
Oil steadied below $58 a barrel on Thursday after its repeated failure to breach $60 triggered a two-percent sell-off the previous day.
130804
Oil prices edged below $49 a barrel on  Wednesday as traders factored in expectations for petroleum  stock builds in weekly U.S. inventory data that would ease  supply worries ahead of peak northern winter demand.
681387
LONDON, United Kingdom -- Oil prices fell back from record highs Monday, ducking below 50 dollars in New York as fears of disruption to supplies from Nigeria receded after a peace deal between rival gangs in the oil-rich Niger Delta.
53186
Crude oil futures briefly surpassed $50 a barrel Tuesday before closing lower amid concerns about low US heating oil inventories ahead of winter.
749006
Oil prices have stepped back from this week&#39;s eight percent rout, holding well above $50 a barrel as analysts say it will take more than China&#39;s mild interest rate rise
602876
Oil prices edged lower on Thursday,  adding to a near 2 percent sell off the previous day caused by  a smaller-than-expected drop in U.S. heating fuel inventories.
589031
Oil prices fell to their lowest in five  months before steadying on Thursday, pausing from a three-day  decline as dealers zeroed in on healthy U.S. inventories  heading into the mild autumn demand season.
293647
WASHINGTON -- Oil futures retreated below $50 a barrel yesterday, though analysts said there is enough uncertainty about geopolitics and weather -- and the industry's ability to quickly boost crude output -- to keep prices from plummeting any time soon.
466357
The price of oil sank for the fourth consecutive day yesterday amid profit taking and easing concerns about supply, dipping below $44 US a week after it threatened to hit $50 US.
763492
Oil futures prices fell sharply Monday, sinking below $50 a barrel on a continuation of last week&#39;s selloff, which was prompted by rising inventories of crude in the United States.
143520
WASHINGTON -- Oil prices tumbled for a third consecutive day yesterday, briefly falling below $45 a barrel, as geopolitical concerns that had brought the market to a boil in recent weeks appeared to cool off.
648060
U.S. oil prices slid more than half a  dollar to below $44 a barrel on Monday as unusually mild winter  weather in the United States curtailed demand.
682126
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.
364138
Oil prices rebounded Friday but remained below $50 a barrel after declining 4 percent over the past week due to rising US supplies of crude and natural gas.
457188
US 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.
247051
Oil futures retreated below $50 US a barrel Monday, though analysts said there is enough uncertainty about geopolitics and weather - and the industry&#39;s ability to boost crude oil output quickly - to keep prices from plummeting anytime