Oil runs up on election
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Oil prices spiked up above $50 a barrel early Wednesday as signs of an electoral victory for President Bush raised the prospect of continued high US demand and Middle East supply anxiety.
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Oil prices rose back above 50 dollars and stocks and the dollar gained as markets bet on an election victory by President George W. Bush, while remaining nervous about possible legal wrangling as Democrat John Kerry refused to concede.
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Stock markets rallied across Europe and Asia, oil prices surged and the US dollar was modestly higher Wednesday as President Bush crept closer to re-election in a tight race for the White House.
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Eye-popping profits earn respect on  Wall Street but the billions big oil companies reaped in the  fourth quarter are raising the wrath of U.S. presidential  candidates trying to cater to voters' pocketbooks.
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Oil prices held below $50 on Wednesday as a fresh jump in US crude oil inventories tempered the impact of President George W. Bush&#39;s move towards victory in the US election.
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Oil prices surged to a new high of $47 a barrel on Wednesday on evidence from major economies that energy costs are not substantially slowing the economic growth that fuels oil demand. Fresh threats by rebel militia in ...
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World oil prices rose on Friday,  building on gains of almost $2 in the previous session when the  U.S. government said crude stocks sank for the sixth straight  week last week and distillate fuels barely grew ahead of  winter.
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Oil prices rose more than $2 on  Thursday as fund-buying and a rally in heating oil reversed two  weeks worth of losses that had been triggered by a stretch of  mild U.S. winter weather.
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U.S. Treasury debt prices rose on  Friday as oil prices climbed again and uncertainty ahead of the  pre-election weekend prompted renewed interest in safe-haven  government debt.
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Crude oil rose for a second day after the US government yesterday reported a smaller-than-expected increase in winter inventories of heating oil and diesel.
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Oil climbed to a two-month high near $63  on Thursday, building on the previous session's gains after an  unexpected drop in U.S. winter fuel stocks and signs of solid  economic growth in the world's top consumer.
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LONDON  - Oil prices continued their retreat, dipping below 50 dollars in New York as Americans voted in a presidential election expected to send ripples through oil markets.
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Oil rose on Tuesday, as the market grappled with worries over an economic slowdown in the United States and supply concerns from Venezuela and Nigeria.
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Oil prices rise to hover around $61 a barrel, following a severe snow storm in the US and increasing tensions with Iran.
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Stock markets rose across Europe and Asia, oil prices edged up and the US dollar was modestly higher Wednesday as US President Bush crept closer to re-election in a tight race for the White House.
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Runaway oil prices, which briefly punched to an all-time high in New York, are pounding the US economy just 10 weeks ahead of presidential elections, analysts warned.
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Oil rose above $96 a barrel on Monday, heading for its biggest annual gain this decade as dwindling fuel stocks and growing concern over political turmoil offset the impact of a softening U.S. economy.